The work of American pragmatist George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) had a strong influence in fields ranging from metaphysics and ethics to sociology and social psychology. In this book, Hans Joas interweaves Mead's political and intellectual biography with the development of his theories. The key concept of the study is Opractical intersubjectivity - a term Joas introduces to characterize the link implicit in Mead's work between a theory of intersubjectivity and a theory of praxis. Throughout the book, Joas stresses the practical, social, and political nature of Mead's work. Besides comparing Mead to the other American pragmatists, Joas discusses the relation between Mead's thought and that of such Europeans as Habermas, Apel, Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, and Piaget.
- ISBN10 0262100339
- ISBN13 9780262100335
- Publish Date 1 January 1985
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Publisher MIT Press Ltd
- Imprint MIT Press
- Edition Mit Press ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 296
- Language English