Mind, Self, and Society (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: George Herbert Mead
- First Published: 1934
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
Context
How George Herbert Mead’s book came to be published tells something about the author’s unusual stature as a professor. The book’s contents primarily represent the careful editing of several sets of notes taken by appreciative students attending Mead’s lectures on social psychology at the University of Chicago, especially those given in 1927 and 1930; other manuscript materials also appear in the book. For more than thirty years, Mead taught at the University of Chicago, exerting a powerful scholarly influence on students, colleagues, and professional...
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