Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science

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.

Autorentext

Kyung-Man Kim is Professor of Sociology at Sogang University, South Korea. He was a Fulbright scholar twice and is a fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. In 2009, he was awarded the Kyung-Ahm prize, the most prestigious academic prize in South Korea. He has published extensively in leading sociology and philosophy journals and is the author of Discourses on Liberation: An Anatomy of Critical Theory (Routledge 2005), among other books.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

Introduction, Part I: Science, Politics and Truth, 1. Exhuming Bourdieu's Sociologized Philosophy of Science, 2. Bourdieu's Sociological Theory of Scientific Truth: Truth and Struggle, 3. What Would a Bourdieusian Sociology of Scientific Truth Look Like?: Two Case Studies, Part II: Reflexivity, Objectivation and Critique, 4. How Objective is Bourdieu's Participant Objectivation?, 5. Cultural Capital and the Social Reproduction of Class: Can There be a Crucial Experiment?, 6. Torn between Science and Politics: Why is Bourdieu's Politics Bound to Fail?, 7. Is Human Science a Curse or Blessing?: Criticism Beyond Bourdieu and Habermas