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Book SynopsisWhile rooted in careful study of Meadâs original writings and transcribed lectures and the historical context in which that work was carried out, the papers in this volume have brought Meadâs work to bear on contemporary issues in metaphysics, epistemology, cognitive science, and social and political philosophy.
Trade ReviewThe reception of G.H.Mead's seminal ideas has gone through enormous ups and downs. Little known outside Chicago during his lifetime, he became, from the 1930s on, a classic of sociology through some of his posthumous publications. In connnection with a widespread renaissance of pragmatism in the 1980s, he was recognized as a crucial member of this philosophical school. And while the enthusiasm may have abated a little bit around 2000, this book is an indicator for the continuing vitality of Mead's thinking on the international scene. This collection is a welcome addition to the growing field of Mead studies. -- Hans Joas, Ernst Troeltsch Professor for the Sociology of Religion at the Humboldt University of Berlin
Table of ContentsPreface Foreword Introduction: George Herbert Mead and the Chicago School of Pragmatism Part One: General Themes and Assessments George H. Mead as an Empirically Reasonable Philosopher: The “Philosophy of the Act” Reconsidered Mead’s Understanding of Movements of Thought The Concept of the Present and Historical Experience Part Two: Mead and the Twentieth Century The Relationality of Perspectives The Concept of Rule-Following in the Philosophy of George Herbert Mead Mead and the Bergson on Inner States, Self-Knowledge, and Expression The Self as Naturally and Socially Embedded but Also as So Much More Part Three: Mind, Self, and Social Psychology Resolving Two Key Problems in Mead’s Mind, Self, and Society Social-Psychological Externalism and the Coupling/Constitution Fallacy Embodied Mind and the Mimetic Basis for Taking the Role of the Other Games People Play: G. H. Mead’s Conception of Games and Play in a Contemporary Context From Others to the Other: A psychoanalytical Reading of George Herbert Mead Part Four: Social and Political Thought George Herbert Mead on Social and Economic Human Rights The Constitutive Role of Social Values and Political Power in G. H. Mead’s Reflections on Aesthetic Experience George Herbert mead on the Social Bases of Democracy Transforming Global Social Habits: G. H. Mead’s Pragmatist Contributions to Democratic Political Economy Index About the Contributors
