Abstract
Erving Goffman, on 19 November 1982, was one of the most original and prolific social scientists of the last century. A few days later, on December 4, on the pages of 'Le Monde', he wrote an article in memory of Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist who with his work constituted an important element of sociological thought. Following is the detail of this document expressing the purpose of publishing it which is categorized in two specific reasons. First, in memory of two sociologists who have contributed to the science of sociology in a decisive way to the depth and richness of their approach, and secondly, because the document, despite its brevity, highlights the central point of the work of Goffman that made it so important.
