Gabitus as set of dispositions: hierarchical structure or whole system?

The article reveals general interpretations of the concept "disposition" which have developed in philosophical, social and humanities' traditions. This interpretations seem to be the most settled and perspective ones. The issue of ability to treat habitus as hierarchical structure or integral unity of dispositions is being resolved. The author concludes that structural and hierarchical approach is invariant aspect of the analysis habitus as whole system of dispositions. Integrity of habitus as sets of a disposition means its basic irreducibility to separate elements, in particular to social or cognitive aspects. The structuredness which appears as the invariant characteristic of the system, meaning set of stable relations and the relations providing preservation of the main properties of system at various external and internal changes is inherent in Gabitus as system. Assuming preliminary work on establishment of equivalence between heterogeneous factors, габитус allows to comprehend stabilization which never happens final. Interdependence of habitus and environment is shown in its forming and at the same time acting as a leading and active component of structuring. In this relation габитус is the mechanism by means of which subjects, generalizing and activating the actions, form structures, and, on the contrary, thanks to which integrity is deconstructed and it is differentiated. Consideration habitus as systems allows to interpret its role as creative and active, instead of unambiguously dependent and derivative. Hierarchy means opportunity to consider system elements as subsystems, but only as the analytical scheme dictated by research problems. Cognitive, linguistic, strategic and moral aspects can be subjected to the independent analysis, on condition of recognition of their dependence on the generating beginning, i.e. habitus as whole system.

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