Elizabeth Anscombe (1975) proposed a thought experiment where individuals have two names: one (ranging from "B" to "Z") printed on their chest for attributing actions to others, and one ("A") printed on their wrist for describing their own actions. Anscombe argues this scenario demonstrates that using a specific term to report one's own actions does not guarantee that the individuals possess self-consciousness, as they may not be thinking of those actions as things they themselves are performing.

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