In the two writings gathered here on the nature of cultural sociological knowledge and a sociological theory of culture and its recognizability, Karl Mannheim explores the question of whether there can be a sociology of culture. The idea of a cultural sociology implies a paradox: How can sociology comprehend culture when sociology presents itself as a tool of intellectual methods that are hostile to culture? An adequate cultural sociology, according to Mannheim's conviction, cannot simply be a sociology of cultural topics. It must establish an approach to culture that aligns with the genuine culture-creating forces. It must be a sociology that participates in culture and contributes to its renewal. The structures of thought must be rediscovered in the classic of cultural sociology.