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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.
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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.
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