Intellectuals’ Analysis of Intellectuals: A Critical Response

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 33 - 40, 01.02.2017

Erkan Doğan

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Analysis of Intellectuals, Response

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