Self‐Consciousness
Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science January 15, 2006 DOI: 10.1002/0470018860.s00206 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | The abstract defines self-consciousness as awareness of oneself through information that one cannot fail to recognize as about oneself, indicating that self-consciousness is a fundamental aspect of cognition. |
Abstract
AbstractSelf‐consciousness is deeply implicated in many aspects of cognition. To be self‐conscious is to be aware of oneself through information that one cannot fail to recognize is about oneself.