How was positivism important to the work of Karl Manheim? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. There was overlap between the positivist approaches he took alongside Karl Marx.
b. Positivism highlighted the overlap between the economic and social spheres where knowledge is existentially embedded.
c. Positivism founds theory in knowledge rather than speculation.
d. Positivism highlights how the social sciences can mold themselves on the natural sciences.
a. There was overlap between the positivist approaches he took alongside Karl Marx.
b. Positivism highlighted the overlap between the economic and social spheres where knowledge is existentially embedded.
c. Positivism founds theory in knowledge rather than speculation.
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