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Self-consciousness and body awareness are linked as cognitive scientists study the mechanisms of bodily awareness as a dimension of self-consciousness [1]. Philosophical debates further explore this connection, with some arguing that bodily awareness is insufficient for self-consciousness [2] and others examining their relationship through the lens of sensory perception [3].
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Self-Consciousness - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu 2 facts
perspectiveProponents of the elusiveness thesis argue that bodily awareness is insufficient for genuine self-consciousness because it does not constitute being aware of oneself specifically as a self.
referenceCognitive scientists have explored dimensions of self-consciousness including how perception yields self-specifying information, self-recognition in infants and animals, the mechanisms and phenomenology of bodily awareness, and the interdependence of self-consciousness and consciousness of others in theory of mind.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimIndian philosophical traditions, including Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist schools, engaged in extensive debates during the ancient and medieval periods regarding the nature of self-consciousness and its relationship to sensory perception and bodily awareness.