The sociology of knowledge is an area of social scientific investigation with major emphasis on the relations between social life and intellectual activity. It

Karl Mannheim (1893-1947) occupies a prominent position among the leading social scientists of the twentieth century; his ideas and his books are relevant for m

How far is scientific knowledge a product of social life? In addressing this question, the major contributors to the sociology of knowledge have agreed that the

Karl Mannheim (1893-1947) occupies a prominent position among the leading social scientists of the twentieth century; his ideas and his books are relevant for m

It has often been suggested that a resolution of issues generated by the sociological study of ideas might be reached through a synthesis of specific insights t