Outline of a Theory of Practice
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Outline of a Theory of Practice is a foundational sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential concepts of habitus, field, and practice to explain how social structures and individual actions are mutually shaped.
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| Outline of a Theory of Practice canonical | 3 |
| Esquisse d’une théorie de la pratique, précédé de trois études d’ethnologie kabyle | 1 |
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Target entity: Outline of a Theory of Practice Context triple: [Pierre Bourdieu, notableWork, Outline of a Theory of Practice]
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On Practice
"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
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The Sciences of the Artificial
The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
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Some Considerations Touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy
Some Considerations Touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy is a 17th-century work by Robert Boyle that defends and promotes the value of experimental methods in the study of nature.
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Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
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Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Outline of a Theory of Practice Target entity description: Outline of a Theory of Practice is a foundational sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential concepts of habitus, field, and practice to explain how social structures and individual actions are mutually shaped.
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A.
On Practice
"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
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B.
The Sciences of the Artificial
The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
-
C.
Some Considerations Touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy
Some Considerations Touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy is a 17th-century work by Robert Boyle that defends and promotes the value of experimental methods in the study of nature.
-
D.
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
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E.
Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociology book ⓘ theoretical work ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
how dispositions generate practices
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how social structures shape dispositions ⓘ relationship between structure and agency ⓘ |
| author | Pierre Bourdieu ⓘ |
| centralArgument |
objectivist and subjectivist approaches must be overcome through a theory of practice
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social practices result from the interaction of habitus, capital, and field ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discipline |
anthropology
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sociology ⓘ |
| empiricalBasis |
Kabyle society in Algeria
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linked to:
Kabylie
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| genre |
social theory
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sociology of culture ⓘ |
| hasPart | ethnological studies of Kabyle society ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology
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cultural studies ⓘ education research ⓘ political sociology ⓘ sociology of culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
doxa
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field ⓘ habitus ⓘ misrecognition ⓘ practice ⓘ symbolic capital ⓘ symbolic violence ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
anthropology of Kabyle society
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field (sociology) ⓘ habitus ⓘ practice theory ⓘ social practice ⓘ social structure and agency ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formulation of field theory in sociology
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influence on later works by Pierre Bourdieu ⓘ systematic development of the concept of habitus ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Esquisse d’une théorie de la pratique, précédé de trois études d’ethnologie kabyle
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linked to:
Outline of a Theory of Practice
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| relatedWork |
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
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Practical Reason: On the Theory of Action ⓘ The Logic of Practice ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
post-structuralism
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practice theory ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
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Esquisse d’une théorie de la pratique, précédé de trois études d’ethnologie kabyle
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linked to: Outline of a Theory of Practice