@article{ART001607069},
author={하홍규},
title={George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind},
journal={Philosophical Investigation},
issn={1598-7213},
year={2011},
volume={30},
pages={208-239},
doi={10.33156/philos.2011.30..007}
TY - JOUR
AU - 하홍규
TI - George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind
JO - Philosophical Investigation
PY - 2011
VL - 30
IS - null
PB - Institute of philosophy in Chung-Ang Univ.
SP - 208
EP - 239
SN - 1598-7213
AB - This essay deals with the thesis of the social construction of mind suggested by George Herbert Mead. In this thesis, Mead presents a functional view of mind rather than a substantive one. For him, mind is a social phenomenon that depends upon symbolic interaction for its development. Depicting it as a product of social life, Mead's view runs counter with the Cartesian view of mind as a purely individual and rational affair. Mead also rejects the materialist view of mind that identifies mental activities such as understanding, thinking, etc. with the neurophysiological operation of human brain. In particular, in an effort to bring to light the reflective intelligence that deliberately selects one from the several alternatives under the given situation, Mead effectively invalidates Wihelm Wundt’s psychophysical parallelism which tries to find a pscyhic correlates in the neurophysiological process. Instead, he suggests the problem of mind from the standpoint of social act, which can be properly called as 'the turn to act.'Consequently, mind, for Mead, is a socially acquired reflexive ability to take the attitude of the other toward himself which arises through communication in a social process or context of experience. In due course, the critical importance of language in the development of human experience is emphasized.
KW - mind;consciousness;social emergent;symbolic interaction;reflective intelligence;social act
DO - 10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
ER -
하홍규. (2011). George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind. Philosophical Investigation, 30, 208-239.
하홍규. 2011, "George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind", Philosophical Investigation, vol.30, pp.208-239. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
하홍규 "George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind" Philosophical Investigation 30 pp.208-239 (2011) : 208.
하홍규. George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind. 2011; 30 208-239. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
하홍규. "George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind" Philosophical Investigation 30(2011) : 208-239.doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
하홍규. George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind. Philosophical Investigation, 30, 208-239. doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
하홍규. George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind. Philosophical Investigation. 2011; 30 208-239. doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
하홍규. George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind. 2011; 30 208-239. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
하홍규. "George Herbert Mead and the Social Construction of Mind" Philosophical Investigation 30(2011) : 208-239.doi: 10.33156/philos.2011.30..007
