%0 Journal Article
%T Science, Common Sense and Sociological Analysis: A Critical Appreciation of the Epistemological Foundation of Field Theory
%A Sourabh Singh
%J Philosophy of the Social Sciences
%@ 1552-7441
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0048393118819823
%X Field theory is often criticized because sociologists applying it fail to follow two seminal rules: the three key concepts of field theory¡ªcapital, habitus, and field structure¡ªmust be (1) implemented in relation to each other and (2) reconstructed for the historically specific moment of their application. I claim that Bourdieu developed his conceptual tools in response to Bachelard¡¯s insight that scientific progress requires a break from common sense. Once we appreciate the epistemological foundation of field theory concepts, we can better appreciate the rules for their application, avoid their typical criticism, and further improve them
%K common sense
%K epistemological break
%K philosophy of science
%K historical analysis
%K field theory
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0048393118819823