Social and dialogical theory of the subject

This essay presents the social and dialogical theory of the self, elaborated by George Herbert Mead, the North American pragmatist philosopher and social psychologist. According to his theory, communicative and participative action - the social action that involves the sharing of meanings - is the s...

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Published in:Psicologia (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2005-01, Vol.7 (1), p.97-106
Main Author: Abib, José Antônio Damásio
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Behaviorism
Cognition
Cognitive psychology
communicative action
dialogical self
generalized other
Mead, George Herbert
Otherness
Pragmatism
Psychology
Self
Self Concept
Social Theories
Social theory
social-cognitive behaviorism
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Summary:This essay presents the social and dialogical theory of the self, elaborated by George Herbert Mead, the North American pragmatist philosopher and social psychologist. According to his theory, communicative and participative action - the social action that involves the sharing of meanings - is the social basis of language formation, of the mind and of the self. Mead conceives the subject as a relation involving the I and the me. The me is the social subject, reproducing the social order. The I is, not only the biological or impulsive subject, but also the observer, cognitive, critical and agent of social change. Cognition results from this relation and develops as the process of control of impulse and of reflexive and moral deliberation. By way of conclusion, it is shown in what sense Mead's social-cognitive behaviorism, guided by philosophical pragmatism, may contribute to the cognitive-behavioral approach. Reprinted by permission of Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
ISSN:1516-3687
1980-6906