[Althusser on social practices from John Scott's Sociological Theory]
'Knowledge' as the output of the Theoretical function vs 'Products' as the output of the Economic function reminds me of the "thinking vs doing" idea that's so pervasive at this point in our cultural history. I was recently reminded of the idea that "those that can, do; those that cannot, teach." A curious paradigm; it quite nicely illustrates that we live in an era celebrating the doer, indeed. [further reading: One Model For Thinking About Roles And Relationships]
