Description: The contrast between the critical theory of the Frankfort School and Karl Mannheim's sociology of knowledge has often been noted, but never fully explicated. Most accounts of the Frankfort School's critique of Mannheim have taken the form of partisan affirmations or the demands of its success. This study provides the first detailed comparison of these two conflicting approaches to the theory of ideology. Following constructions of the origins of the two perspectives and a review of the Frankfort School's critique of Mannheim, a systematic comparison is developed around the four central issues of totality, consciousness and social existence, ideology, and truth.An analysis of the significance of the contrast for current debates in social theory is offered in conclusion.
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Publication Year: 1994
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: Critical Theory and the Sociology of Knowledge
9 1/4" x 6 1/4": 215 pages
Book Series: American University Studies Series XI Anthropology and Sociology
Author: Leon Bailey
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Genre: Sociology
Topic: Critical Theory, Ideology, Knowledge
