Summary Of "The Scientific Field" By Pierre Bourdieu - UNIVERSITY SUMMARIES - E-book - ePub

We have summarized here the essential of this book by the author. THE SCIENTIFIC FIELDFor Bourdieu there are a series of FIELDS whose work in society is to support SYMBOLIC PRODUCTION. Examples of them would be the intellectual, artistic, religious, haute couture, etc. What Bourdieu's field theory investigates is the way each of them works. The form means exactly WHAT SOCIAL CONDITIONS. Bourdieu states that any sociology of science must start from the fact that THE TRUTH OF THE PRODUCT OF SCIENCE RESTS IN ITS SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION.
The SCIENTIFIC UNIVERSE IS NOT A PURE UNIVERSE. THE RELATIONSHIPS OF FORCE, STRATEGIES, MONOPOLIES THAT GOVERN IN ANY OTHER SOCIAL FIELD ARE VALID.