This book explores Pierre Bourdieu's philosophy and sociology of science, which, though central to his thought, have been largely neglected in critical examinations of his work. Addressing the resultant confusion that surrounds Bourdieu's sociologized philosophy of science, it expounds his epistemology and sociology of science, situating it within the context of Anglo-American post-positivist philosophy of science and shedding light on the critique of relativist sociology of science that emerges from his field theory. From a detailed critique of Bourdieu's reflexive sociology and his attempt to enhance the uneasy epistemic status of the social sciences, the author draws on the thought of Jürgen Habermas to suggest critical ethnography as a way of going beyond Bourdieu’s critical theory. As such, Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science will appeal to sociologists, philosophers, and scholars across the social sciences with interests in the work of Bourdieu and the sociology and philosophy of science.
| ISBN: | 9781032386010 |
| Publication date: | 31st January 2023 |
| Author: | KyungMan Sogang University, South Korea Kim |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 138 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general Sociology Philosophy of science Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge |
This book explores Pierre Bourdieu's philosophy and sociology of science, which, though central to his thought, have been largely neglected in critical examinations of his work. Addressing the resultant confusion that surrounds Bourdieu's sociologized philosophy of science, it expounds his epistemology and sociology of science, situating it within the context of Anglo-American post-positivist philosophy of science and shedding light on the critique of relativist sociology of science that emerges from his field theory. From a detailed critique of Bourdieu's reflexive sociology and his attempt to enhance the uneasy epistemic status of the social sciences, the author draws on the thought of Jürgen Habermas to suggest critical ethnography as a way of going beyond Bourdieu’s critical theory. As such, Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science will appeal to sociologists, philosophers, and scholars across the social sciences with interests in the work of Bourdieu and the sociology and philosophy of science.
Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science features in the following genres: Society and culture: general, Sociology, Philosophy of science, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge
Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science is available in Hardback
Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science was written by KyungMan Sogang University, South Korea Kim and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science has 138 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought series
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