The 'theory-theory' of mind suggests that self-consciousness is the application of Theory of Mind to oneself, making self-understanding a theoretical achievement, as argued by Nichols and Stich (2003).

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  Self-Consciousness - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science

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• self-consciousness concept
• theory of mind concept