Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of the sociology of knowledge
1893, Budapest, Hungary — 1947, London, England
Hungary · Germany · United Kingdom
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Mannheim was a founder of the sociology of knowledge, which examines how social position shapes thought and ideology, notably in his book 'Ideology and Utopia'. Born into a Jewish family in Budapest, he taught in Germany until the Nazi rise to power forced him into exile in Britain. He became one of the most influential sociologists of the interwar and postwar eras.
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Founder of the sociology of knowledge
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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