Bourdieu on Sociology mirror’s effect
Keywords:
Pierre Bourdieu, Reflexivity, Sociology of science, Gaston Bachelard, Sociology of SociologyAbstract
More than twenty years after his death, Pierre Bourdieu, the most cited sociologist, continues to be admired and criticized in his homeland. A new posthumous publication, Return to Reflexity, revisits a central issue in Bourdieu's work that is often overlooked: the practice of scientific reflexivity. Throughout his life, the sociologist sought to establish a new conception of scientific reflexivity based on sociological knowledge. In doing so, he promoted the need for a squared sociology (or sociology of sociology) in order to pursue the progress of scientific reason. By its mirroring effect, this project of sociology applied to social scientists invites us to intellectual humility and reveals the ethical dimension of Bourdieu's work.
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