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Self-awareness and rationality are linked as necessary conditions for one another, with rationalist accounts positing that self-knowledge is essential to the requirements of rationality [1]. Furthermore, self-awareness is defined as a prerequisite for the capacity for critical reasoning [2], and specific philosophical frameworks, such as those by Sydney Shoemaker, explicitly connect the two concepts within the context of rational belief revision [3].
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claimSydney Shoemaker's proposed connection between self-awareness and rationality is intended to apply only to cases of belief revision that qualify as exercises in rational investigation.
claimSelf-awareness is a necessary condition of rationality, which is defined as the capacity for critical reasoning or practical deliberation.
claimRationalist accounts of self-knowledge, notably those by Tyler Burge and Richard Moran, posit a necessary connection between the requirements of rationality and self-awareness.