George had an interesting history

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

George had an interesting history

Here are some little known facts about George Herbert Mead.

He never earned a Ph D
He worked for the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
He was fired from his first teaching job after just four months

These tidbts were included in his bio on http://www.sociologyprofessor.com/.

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An American Pragmatist

George Herbert Mead (Feb. 27, 1863 to April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher and sociologist. He spent most of his career the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. He is considered one the founding father of the field of social psychology.

Books by Mead include:
The Philosophy of the Present. 1932. Prometheus Books.

Mind, Self, and Society. 1934. Edited by Charles W. Morris. University of Chicago Press.

Movements of Thought in the Nineteenth Century. 1936. Edited by C. W. Morris. University of Chicago Press.

The Philosophy of the Act. 1938. Edited by C.W. Morris et al. University of Chicago Press.

Selected Writings. 1964. Edited by A. J. Reck. University Chicago Press. This out-of-print volume collects articles Mead himself prepared for publication.

The Individual and the Social Self: Unpublished Essays by G. H. Mead. 1982. Edited by David L. Miller. University of Chicago Press.

Essays in Social Psychology. 2001. Edited by M. J. Deegan. Transaction Books.

Soc 506 - Readings, Rantings and GH Mead

Wednesday, April 15, 2009