Bourdieu’s Philosophy and Sociology of Science: A Critical Appraisal

This book explores Pierre Bourdieu’s philosophy and sociology of science, which, though central to his thought, have been largely neglected in critical examinations of his work.

Kyung-Man Kim is Professor of Sociology at Sogang University, South Korea. He was a Fulbright scholar twice and is a fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. In 2009, he was awarded the Kyung-Ahm prize, the most prestigious academic prize in South Korea. He has published extensively in leading sociology and philosophy journals and is the author of Discourses on Liberation: An Anatomy of Critical Theory (Routledge 2005), among other books.