Self-Expression

by Mitchell S. Green

Overview

Mitchell S. Green presents a systematic philosophical study of self-expression - a pervasive phenomenon of the everyday life of humans and other species, which has received scant attention in its own right. He explores the ways in which self-expression reveals our states of thought, feeling, and experience, and he defends striking new theses concerning a wide range of fascinating topics: our ability to perceive emotion in others, artistic expression, empathy, expressive language, meaning, facial expression, and speech acts. He draws on insights from evolutionary game theory, ethology, the philosophy of language, social psychology, pragmatics, aesthetics, and neuroscience to present a stimulating and accessible interdisciplinary work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199283781
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/10/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Mitchell S. Green is NEH/Horace Goldsmith Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia

Table of Contents

Chapter I. The Significance of Self-ExpressionChapter II. Expression DelineatedChapter III. Showing and MeaningChapter IV. Meaningful ExpressionChapter V. Facial ExpressionChapter VI. Convention and IdiosyncracyChapter VII. Expressive QualitiesChapter VIII. Appendix: Definitions and AnalysesReferencesIndex