[lit-ideas] Re: Kinds of autonomy (was Kant: Ethnic Pride, Black Truck Style)

On 8/22/07, John Wager <john.wager1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I agree with Mike that we are "trapped" in social connections, but I
> disagree with him about the degree to which this happens.  Clearly there
> is some benefit to be gained by trying to examine and reflect on that
> "web" with an eye to becoming a bit less trapped.  This is not a black
> and white issue; there is a large gray web that's neither completely
> free nor completely determined by social connections.  Far from being
> "meaningless" it is essential to keep autonomy as an ideal.
>

Me, too. In Bourdieu's scheme freedom is always a matter of degree.
One space for freedom emerges between the rules and the way the game
is played. Another in the choice of which games to play. Both may be
very limited, but both are always there.

John

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