Lessons From Pierre Bourdieu

      I tried to present the thoughts of Pierre Bourdieu, a cum philosopher of Sociologist from France. Pierre Bourdieu, explains power from certain sides, the concept of power always exists and operates in an arena (field). In this arena, there are actors who have capital, both economic, symbolic and cultural. Habitus is the result of learning through nurturing, playing activities, and also in community education. In a broad sense. Learning takes place subtly, unconsciously, as people are not aware of their bad breath and appear as natural, so as if something natural, as if given by nature or "already there". Habitus changes in each sequence or repetition of events in a direction that seeks to compromise with material. However, this compromise is inevitably biased, because the perception of the objective condition itself is born and filtered through habitus.

      Habitus is closely associated with 'capital', this theory implies that the intellectuals are unconsciously aware that they have been bought by capital (the Ruler), then become agents of the government. But there are also those who have become habitus, then consciously become Rent seekers. This is if associated with the hierarchy of human needs theory proposed by Maslow, then the third level of need in the form of the need to establish social relations should be at the level of the first need. Bourdieu's opinion implies that fulfilling basic needs and individual security can only be achieved by the existence of social relations between individuals.

            Explaining the fear of an academic tarnished by academic expertise when it comes to politics, Pierre Bourdieu explained that this kind of thinking is one of the obstacles in research. Furthermore it is explained that this is a relationship. According to him, the relationship between the text, the latest intellectual work and the intellectual profession will be useful if it has become an act / real work / action / development.

            That focus is the deposition of our various habits in feeling, looking, and acting which is called habitus. Habitus is no longer limited to one's habits, but has become a habit of society that appears in the practice of everyday life. from corruption to destruction, from the habit of plagiarism to the habit of wiping out debts by many bank business groups in Indonesia with the tip in the case of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI), even adding holidays without prior permission.

            By looking at the results of Bourdieu's thought above, the intellectual habitus pattern needs to be reflected. Given the importance of the role of intellectuals in transforming the nation for the better.

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