George Herbert Mead Quotes
George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, psychologist, and sociologist and one of the central figures of classical American pragmatism. A colleague of John Dewey at Chicago, he developed an influential social theory of mind, self, and society in which all three are constituted in and through symbolic interaction. The quotes below are attributed to George Herbert Mead, organized by topic.
George Herbert Mead on Mind
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Attributed to George Herbert Mead:
“The self is not present at birth; it arises in the process of social experience and activity.”
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Attributed to George Herbert Mead:
“The 'I' acts in response to the 'me' of accumulated experience.”
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Attributed to George Herbert Mead:
“We must be others if we are to be ourselves.”
George Herbert Mead on Politics
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Attributed to George Herbert Mead:
“Society shapes the self, and the self in turn shapes society.”
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Attributed to George Herbert Mead:
“Communication is the basis of human community.”