ABSTRACT
Mannheim further considered that planning of the sort would be carries on by a minority—by the cultured elite. The developed further the theme of planning for freedom in an English society, which likened to the Platonic educative society. It is from any point of view, a stimulating and thought-provoking, it demonstrates how the author and Sir Fred Clarke were working and thinking along similar lines. It is worthwhile looking at the "diagnosis" in some detail since it represents the fruits of discussions which Mannheim conducted during the Second World War with intelligent people of a variety of professions. The proliferation of Germanic mind led into many fields—philosophy, psychology, social psychology, sociology, economics and education. Mannheim's contention that all truths are dependent upon specific social factors, and conclusion that the personal contribution of the individual is of little importance in comparison with the patterns of thought predominant in the group to which belongs is a classic example of reductio ad absurdum.
