Silva, Filipe Carreira da2016-02-032016-02-032006Silva, F. C. (2006). G. H. Mead in the History of Sociological Ideas. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 42 (1), 19-391520-6696http://hdl.handle.net/10451/22569My aim is to discuss the history of the reception of George Herbert Mead’s ideas in sociology. After discussing the methodological debate between presentism and historicism, I address the interpretations of those responsible for Mead’s inclusion in the sociological canon: Herbert Blumer, Jürgen Habermas, and Hans Joas. In the concluding section, I as- sess these reconstructions of Mead’s thought and suggest an alternative more consistent with my initial methodological remarks. In particular, I advocate a reconstruction of Mead’s ideas that apprehends simultaneously its evolution over time and its thematic breadth. Such a historically minded reconstruction can be not only a useful corrective to possible anachronisms incurred by contemporary social theorists, but also a fruitful re- source for their theory-building endeavors. Only then can meaningful and enriching dialogue with Mead begin.engHistory of sociologyMead, George Herbert, 1863-1931Social TheoryPragmatismjournal article10.1002/jhbs.20136