Ideology and Utopia

ISBN-13: 9780415060547 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 376 str.

Karl Mannheim; Professor Bryan S. Turner; Louis Wirth

Opis

Ideology and Utopia argues that ideologies are mental fictions whose function is to veil the true nature of a given society. They originate unconsciously in the minds of those who seek to stabilize a social order. Utopias, on the other hand, are wish dreams that inspire the collective action of opposition groups which aim at the entire transformation of society. Mannheim shows these two opposing elements to dominate not only our social thought but even unexpectedly to penetrate into the most scientific theories in philosophy, history and the social sciences. This edition of his famous work features an introduction which describes his influence and critically assesses his relevance to modern sociology.

Recenzje

`It is a contribution of the first importance to the understanding of our distressed world. Scholarly in form, built upon a wide command of the relevant material, there is hardly a page on which illumination is not to be found. This is undoubtedly one of that rare class of books which shape the course of intellectual debate' - Harold Laski

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Preliminary Approach to the Problem; Chapter 2 Ideology and Utopia; Chapter 3 The Prospects of Scientific Politics; Chapter 4 The Utopian Mentality; Chapter 5 The Sociology of Knowledge;

O autorze

Karl Mannheim, Louis Wirth, Bryan S. Turner