ABSTRACT
This book introduces social scientists to the ideas of George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) - one of the most original yet neglected thinkers of early twentieth century sociology.
Mead is an exceptional case amongst sociological classics in that, until now, there has been no comprehensive reader of his work. As the first one-volume, comprehensive edited collection of Mead’s published and unpublished writing, this book fills this gap. It is the first to critically assess all of Mead's writings and draw out the aspects that are central to his system of thought. The book is divided into three parts (social psychology, science and epistemology, and democratic politics), comprising a total of 30 chapters - a third of which are published here for the first time.
G.H. Mead: A Reader provides a unique and timely contribution to the understanding of this key theorist. It is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of sociology, social psychology, philosophy of social science, social and cultural anthropology, and social and political theory.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |98 pages
Mead on the human self
part |44 pages
The early days
chapter |12 pages
The Definition Of The Psychical (1903) *
chapter |24 pages
On The Self And Teleological Behavior (n. d.) *
part |18 pages
The “I” And The “me” As Phases Of The Self
chapter |6 pages
What Social Objects Must Psychology Presuppose? (1910) *
chapter |5 pages
The Mechanism Of Social Consciousness (1912) *
chapter |5 pages
The Social Self (1913)
part |36 pages
The Self And The Social Order
chapter |5 pages
A Behavioristic Account Of The Significant Symbol (1922) *
chapter |16 pages
The Genesis Of The Self And Social Control (1925)
chapter |3 pages
On The State And Social Control (n. d.) *
chapter |10 pages
Cooley's Contribution To American Social Thought (1930) *
part |111 pages
Mead On Science And Epistemology
part |34 pages
The statement of the problem
chapter |10 pages
On Darwin's Theory Of Evolution (1909) *
chapter |11 pages
The Nature Of Scientific Knowledge (n. d.) *
part |38 pages
Philosophy And History Of Science
chapter |9 pages
The Origins Of Greek Philosophy (n. d.) *
chapter |15 pages
A Pragmatic Theory Of Truth (1929) *
part |21 pages
Science Applied
chapter |10 pages
Science In Social Practice (n.d.) *
chapter |9 pages
On Social Consciousness And Social Science (n.d.) *
part |17 pages
Time And Social Order
chapter |9 pages
The Objective Reality Of Perspectives (1926) *
chapter |6 pages
The Nature Of The Past (1929) *
part |113 pages
Mead, a radical democrat
part |34 pages
Moral and political philosophy
chapter |8 pages
The Philosophical Basis Of Ethics (1908) *
chapter |12 pages
Natural Rights And The Theory Of The Political Institution (1915) >
chapter |12 pages
Scientific Method And The Moral Sciences (1923) *
part |36 pages
Crime, Social Reform And Labour Relations
chapter |7 pages
On The Role Of Social Settlements (n.d.) *
chapter |10 pages
Social Bearings Of Industrial Education (1911) *
chapter |17 pages
The Psychology Of Punitive Justice (1918) *
part |42 pages
War, National Identity And Citizenship