In the following essay, Parekh provides an outline of the place of rationalism in the history of philosophy and examines Mannheim's approach to the "crisis of rationality" that is often identified with the modern era.

In the following essay, Wirth outlines the central ideas in Ideology and Utopia in the context of modern sociological thought.

In the following essay, Wagner analyzes the concept of a "sociology of knowledge" as developed in Ideology and Utopia.

In the following excerpt, Kettler, Meja, and Stehr focus on the political aspects and implications of Mannheim's sociological writings.

In the following essay, Adorno focuses his discussion on Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction.

In the following essay, Murry evaluates Mannheim's contribution to modern social thought.

In the following essay, Shils discusses the social and historical circumstances under which Mannheim wrote Ideology and Utopia.

In the following review of Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction, Eliot praises Mannheim's insight and intellectual honesty.

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. "