George Herbert Mead
1863–1931
“The self emerges from social interaction. The 'I' and the 'me'. The generalized other.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TETrust in Experience9 / 10
- CECommunal Embeddedness9 / 10
- POPractical Orientation8 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- John DeweyFORGE
Democracy is more than government. Learning by doing. Inquiry as the model of all thought.
- Stuart HallFORGE
Cultural studies. Encoding and decoding. Identity as positions we are summoned to inhabit.
- Kwame Anthony AppiahFORGE
Cosmopolitanism: rooted, partial, but reaching across. Identity is invented but real in its effects.
- Adam SmithFORGE
Theory of Moral Sentiments — the impartial spectator inside each of us.
- Otto NeurathFORGE
Rebuilding the ship at sea — no philosophy outside ongoing science.
- Moritz SchlickFORGE
Vienna Circle — verification as the criterion of meaning.
Short exercises in the same tradition as George Herbert Mead's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with George Herbert Mead or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREGeorge Herbert Mead vs John DeweyOn Mull's map John Dewey sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶