Karl Mannheim Summary

Mannheim, Karl(1893–1947) Karl Mannheim, the German sociologist, was born in Budapest and died in London. He studied at Berlin and Paris, and at Heidelberg under Max Weber, and later taught at ... Read more

The Hungarian-born sociologist and educator Karl Mannheim (1893-1947) explored the role of the intellectual in political and social reconstruction. He also wrote on the sociology of knowledge.Karl Man... Read more

In the following essay, which was originally published as a review of Ideology and Utopia in 1936, Burke examines Mannheim's concept of a "sociology of knowledge. " Discouraged by... Read more

In the following review of Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction, Eliot praises Mannheim's insight and intellectual honesty. Dr. Karl Mannheim is a sociologist, indeed, one of the most di... Read more

In the following essay, Wagner analyzes the concept of a "sociology of knowledge" as developed in Ideology and Utopia. With increasing recognition of the need for broader theoretical ori... Read more

In the following essay, Shils discusses the social and historical circumstances under which Mannheim wrote Ideology and Utopia. Karl Mannheim was extraordinarily sensitive to his national and continen... Read more

In the following excerpt, Kettler, Meja, and Stehr focus on the political aspects and implications of Mannheim's sociological writings. Mannheim and Liberal Political Thought Karl Mannheim ofte... Read more