Spinoza’s Conatus Undoes Bourdieu’s Habitus

Bourdieu’s intermittent allusions to Spinoza’s conatus disclose the weaknesses of his concept habitus. A thorough inspection involvement with Spinozist legacy reveals a long-lasting inconsistency, for he expects that will assist him in both 1) grounding habitus and solving uncertainties surround this notion by endorsing strong conatus, impervious resistances it eventually encounter; 2) re-instating agency structuralist mindset, program retrospectively admitted Bourdieu 1987 bound weak exposed interfering resistance exterior forces thus determined interaction contingent events. noticed incongruity around 1993. At time, renounced buttressing means dynamizing character conatus. So began later evolution thought, linked antithetical demand request commanded its turn an overarching One outcome conflict is can hardly be summoned if conception “strong” prevails dispositions making up are irreversible. In contrast, appeal controlled improvisation, ensuing strategy, “weak” Overall, has been dubbed “a Trojan Horse determinism” endorses fact what might called “mythology permanence,” is, historically long-held belief all-embracing everlastingness. use sum, besides highlighting immutable social reproduction entailed habitus, acts as litmus test ambiguities shortcomings notion.