Intellectuals’ Analysis of Intellectuals: A Critical Response

The aim of this study is to elaborate on Karl Mannheim’s understanding of intellectuals and its relationship with his account of ideology. His formulation of ideology and free-floating intellectuals will be compared with Gramsci’s organic intellectuals and his explantion of hegemony.

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