Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu

The aim of this article is to restore the complexity and multiplicity of the functions of critique in Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology. The first function is a theoretical and scientific one that allows a Bachelardian-type of epistemological breakdown to be conducted. The second is a self-reflexive funct...

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Main Author: Claude Gautier
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Language:fra
Published: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon 2022-12-01
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/asterion/8525
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description The aim of this article is to restore the complexity and multiplicity of the functions of critique in Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology. The first function is a theoretical and scientific one that allows a Bachelardian-type of epistemological breakdown to be conducted. The second is a self-reflexive function that enables the objectivation of the knowing subject by making him aware of the epistemic (and partly social) privileges of his condition as a scholar. Only in this context does it become possible to consider the relationship of such sociology to social criticism, that also emerges as a moral and political duty. However, this dimension is not, as is often claimed, a militant posture of denunciation. On the contrary, it presupposes the satisfaction of conditions that make sociology a science. We will consider one of the possible forms of this dimension of social criticism which can make the sociologist a spokesperson.
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spelling doaj.art-3441d61c867543678da994ca90b1b3752023-01-05T13:25:44ZfraÉcole Normale Supérieure de LyonAstérion1762-61102022-12-012710.4000/asterion.8525Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre BourdieuClaude GautierThe aim of this article is to restore the complexity and multiplicity of the functions of critique in Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology. The first function is a theoretical and scientific one that allows a Bachelardian-type of epistemological breakdown to be conducted. The second is a self-reflexive function that enables the objectivation of the knowing subject by making him aware of the epistemic (and partly social) privileges of his condition as a scholar. Only in this context does it become possible to consider the relationship of such sociology to social criticism, that also emerges as a moral and political duty. However, this dimension is not, as is often claimed, a militant posture of denunciation. On the contrary, it presupposes the satisfaction of conditions that make sociology a science. We will consider one of the possible forms of this dimension of social criticism which can make the sociologist a spokesperson.http://journals.openedition.org/asterion/8525critiqueepistemologyobjectivitypracticereflexivitysocial sciences
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Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu
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critique
epistemology
objectivity
practice
reflexivity
social sciences
title Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu
title_full Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu
title_fullStr Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu
title_full_unstemmed Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu
title_short Les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de Pierre Bourdieu
title_sort les fonctions de la critique dans la sociologie de pierre bourdieu
topic critique
epistemology
objectivity
practice
reflexivity
social sciences
url http://journals.openedition.org/asterion/8525
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