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George Herbert Mead

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George Herbert Mead, born 27 February 1863 and died 26 April 1931, was an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism. He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism and was an important influence on what has come to be known as the Chicago School of Sociology.

Facts
Birth Year
1863 1
Birth Date
1863-02-27 1
Notable Publication
Mind, Self, and Society (1934) 1
Death Year
1931 1
Death Date
1931-04-26 1
Birthplace
South Hadley, Massachusetts 1
Tradition
Pragmatism; symbolic interactionism 1
Classification
Nationality
United States 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Pragmatism 1
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Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: George Herbert Mead
Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: George Herbert Mead
Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: George Herbert Mead

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Source George Herbert Mead (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
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George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863 – April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago.
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1. George Herbert Mead (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Biography section, first sentence
    George Herbert Mead was born on February 27, 1863, in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
  • Biography section, final paragraph
    Mead died of heart failure on April 26, 1931.
  • lead section
    He was one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism. He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism
  • Social philosophy section
    discussed in Mind, Self and Society (1934), also known as social behaviorism.
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863, April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago.
  • In Group: Pragmatist Philosophy Of Mind, Infobox: school_tradition
    Pragmatism
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Wikidata: George Herbert Mead
Wikidata Q295978, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: George Herbert Mead
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • In Branch: Philosophy of History, Abstract
    to the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of science, philosophical anthropology, the philosophy of history, and process philosophy . Both John Dewey and Alfred North Whitehead considered Mead a thinker of the highest order.
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Abstract
    philosophy, Mead’s thought includes significant contributions to the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of science, philosophical anthropology, the philosophy of history, and process philosophy . Both John Dewey and Alfred North
  • In Branch: Philosophical Anthropology, Abstract
    thought includes significant contributions to the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of science, philosophical anthropology, the philosophy of history, and process philosophy . Both John Dewey and Alfred North Whitehead considered Mead a
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