Манхейм Карл. Избранное: Диагноз нашего времени

Karl Manheim (1893-1947) - an outstanding German philosopher and sociologist, one of the founders of the sociology of knowledge. The book contains extensive historical and cultural material. Many ideas are predictive in nature. They allow today to continue reflections on the fate of the modern intelligentsia and democracy. With intellectuals, Manheim linked his hopes for the preservation of democracy in the era of `mass societies`, subject to the danger of establishing a totalitarian regime. His works reveal the genesis of democracy as a cultural phenomenon. The value of published research lies in the fact that K. Manheim goes beyond politics and introduces us to the wide world of culture. The book includes the main works of the philosopher: "Ideology and Utopia", "Man and Society in the Age of Transformation", "Diagnosis of Our Time: Wartime Essays Written by a Sociologist", "Conservative Thought".