Self-ascription and self-awareness

Abstract

I have thoughts about myself and thoughts about other things. Although there are many different ways in which I think about other things, and although some of these things are quite close and familiar to me, there is a clear distinction between the various ways in which I think about them and the way in which I think about myself. This distinction is illuminated by the fact that it is possible for me to think about myself in the way in which I normally think of other things. Consider the following classic examples.