Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 11:56:38 -0400
From: Ralph Dumain <rdumain-AT-igc.org>
Subject: Re: Robbins book--review


I find what you are saying here very disturbing.  To me it all looks very
reactionary.  Is Robbins a trustworthy interpreter?  But since you also
quote Bourdieu directly, I have to wonder about him too.  Is it not against
the very nature of science, of theory, to be so context-bound that its
significance must be strictly limited to one defined context?  This
mentality is so postmodern, and so thoroughly in tune with American
intellectual hucksterism (though Robbins is British, no?) I can't believe
Bourdieu would stoop so low.  I'm very suspicious of all this.

At 04:15 PM 08/09/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Ralph, thanks for your questions.  Here are some elaborations:


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