One theory of self-consciousness suggests that it is defined by its unique role in generating intentional action, specifically that only thoughts about oneself expressed using the first-person pronoun 'I' feed directly into action.

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  Self-Consciousness - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science

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• self-consciousness concept
• first-person pronoun 'I' concept