Self-expression / Mitchell S. Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Mitchell S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Expression (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

x, 228 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The significance of self-expression

Expression delineated

Showing and meaning

Meaningful expression

Facial expression

Convention and idiosyncrasy

Expressive qualities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-223) and index.

ISBN:

9780199283781

0199283788

OCLC:

156817007