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Self-consciousness is defined as a specific form or subset of consciousness {fact:1, fact:2, fact:10}, with various philosophical theories arguing that self-consciousness is a necessary condition for the existence of consciousness {fact:6, fact:7, fact:8}.
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Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 9 facts
claimSelf-representationalism, Higher-Order Thought (HOT) theory, and Higher-Order Perception (HOP) theory all support the view that a form of self-consciousness is a necessary condition of consciousness.
claimChristopher Peacocke discussed subjects, consciousness, and self-consciousness in his 2014 book 'The Mirror of the World: Subjects, Consciousness, & Self-Consciousness'.
claimSelf-consciousness is defined as a form of consciousness where a subject is aware of themselves as themselves, rather than merely being aware of something that happens to be themselves.
claimA Kantian argument for self-consciousness being a necessary condition of consciousness posits that conscious experience is necessarily unified, and that this unity of consciousness depends on self-awareness.
claimHigher-Order Thought (HOT) and Higher-Order Perception (HOP) theories can be understood as holding that consciousness entails self-consciousness because they require an individual to represent themselves as being in a specific first-order state.
claimAristotle claims that when a person perceives any object, they must also perceive their own existence, suggesting that consciousness entails self-consciousness.
referenceRocco Gennaro authored the book 'Consciousness and Self-Consciousness: A Defense of the Higher-Order Thought Theory of Consciousness', published by John Benjamins in 1996.
claimP.F. Strawson, in his discussion of Immanuel Kant's transcendental deduction, articulates the claim that if different experiences are to belong to a single consciousness, the subject of those experiences must have the possibility of self-consciousness.
claimThe phenomenon of self-consciousness involves fundamental questions regarding its relation to consciousness, its semantic and epistemic features, its realization in conceptual and non-conceptual representation, and its connection to the conception of an objective world populated with others.
Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective longnow.org 1 fact
perspectiveBlaise Agüera y Arcas distinguishes 'self-consciousness' (defined as awareness of awareness) from 'consciousness' (defined as basic awareness).
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe term 'consciousness' is ambiguous and can refer to various states including self-consciousness, awareness, and the state of being awake.