The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy
This paper argues for an interdisciplinary interlocution between social theory and social philosophy in order to recast the problem of normativity in social practices, especially within Brazil's democratic ethos. By resorting to insights from critical theory and social epistemology, the essay p...
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
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description | This paper argues for an interdisciplinary interlocution between social theory and social philosophy in order to recast the problem of normativity in social practices, especially within Brazil's democratic ethos. By resorting to insights from critical theory and social epistemology, the essay proposes to reexamine Bourdieu's conception of habitus so as to contribute to a moderate social constructionism that cannot be reduced to a postmodernist discourse or to a variant of relativism. |
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spelling | clacso-CLACSO591912022-03-18T15:44:57Z The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy Nythamar de Oliveira Sociología Critical theory democratic ethos habitus normativity social philosophy This paper argues for an interdisciplinary interlocution between social theory and social philosophy in order to recast the problem of normativity in social practices, especially within Brazil's democratic ethos. By resorting to insights from critical theory and social epistemology, the essay proposes to reexamine Bourdieu's conception of habitus so as to contribute to a moderate social constructionism that cannot be reduced to a postmodernist discourse or to a variant of relativism. 2012 2022-03-18T15:44:57Z 2022-03-18T15:44:57Z artículo científico http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74223603005 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/59191 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=742 Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais application/pdf Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.12 |
spellingShingle | Sociología Critical theory democratic ethos habitus normativity social philosophy Nythamar de Oliveira The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
title | The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
title_full | The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
title_fullStr | The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
title_full_unstemmed | The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
title_short | The normative claims of Brazil's democratic ethos: Bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
title_sort | normative claims of brazil's democratic ethos: bourdieu's habitus, critical theory, and social philosophy |
topic | Sociología Critical theory democratic ethos habitus normativity social philosophy |
url | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74223603005 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/59191 |