Journal article

Knowledge, Habit, Practice, Skill

Year:

2015

Published in:

Journal of Philosophical Research

Authors:

Habitus
Sensory-motor engagement
Techne and Episteme
Rational revision
Social practices

According to Pierre Bourdieu, practices and habits are out the realm of rationality; this claim about their nature explains their peculiar resistance to rational revision. I argue that one can explain the fact that practices and habits are difficult to revise, without abandoning the view that they are within the space of reasons.