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“The distrust and suspicion which men everywhere evidence toward their adversaries, at all states of historical development, may be regarded as the immediate precursor to the notion of ideology.”

Quote by Karl Mannheim

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Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim

Karl Mannheim was a prominent German sociologist born on March 27, 1893, in Munich, Germany, and died on January 9, 1947. His academic career was primarily spent in Germany and the United Kingdom, and he is considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century. Mannheim's research covered various fields including sociological theory, historical sociology, and the sociology of knowledge. more

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