Know Thyself: Exploring Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge

Mitchell Green is a Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. He holds degrees from UC Berkeley, Oxford University, and the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on the Philosophy of Language, Pragmatics, the Philosophy of Mind, and Aesthetics, with additional interests in the evolution of communication, self-knowledge, and self-deception. Green serves on the Steering Committee of UConn's Cognitive Science Program and is an Affiliate of both the Connecticut Institute of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Expression, Communication and Origins of Meaning Research Group. He is also involved with the Public Discourse Project at UConn's Humanities Institute and is the founding director of Project High-Phi, which promotes philosophical inquiry in American high schools. In addition to over fifty published articles, Green has authored or co-authored four books: Self-Expression (Oxford University Press), Moore's Paradox (co-edited with John Williams; Oxford U.P.), Engaging Philosophy: A Brief Introduction (Hackett Publishing), and Know Thyself: The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge (Routledge).