The term ‘self-aware’ is often used to describe the state of being in a completely disconnected state from a source of external reality. We are, with every action and thought, aware of our inner state. This is because our inner state is the source for our emotions and beliefs. We, and not just a source, are aware of our inner state.
But the term self-awareness is itself a bit misleading. It suggests something that is both aware and aware of itself. Most people are not aware of their inner state. It’s why we still see people with “autistic” traits. While it’s true that some people are aware of their inner state, others are unaware of it.
A person is aware of their inner state because they have awareness of their inner state. A person is unaware of their inner state because its not present to them. We don’t all have awareness of our inner state. But, like it or not, we are aware of what our inner state is.
We are aware of what our inner state is, but we don’t all have awareness of this awareness. But, like it or not, it is present to us.
Most people are unaware of this awareness, because they are not aware of it. But we all know what our inner state is and we are aware of it. We just dont all have awareness of the awareness.
There is a lot that we dont know about ourselves, so we cannot truly be aware of what our inner state is. And yes, there is a lot we do know about ourselves, but most of it is not enough to be able to know ourselves as fully as we know ourselves as not partially.
We don’t even know how much we know about ourselves. The very fact that we are aware of who we are is in itself a defining moment of self-awareness. For instance, if we are aware of our own inner state, we will also be aware of our behavior. So, we can be aware of our inner state and also aware of our behavior. So, if we are aware of our inner state, we will also be aware of our behavior.
This is the most important element for us to be able to have a good life: to be aware of our inner state. And this is what many philosophers have called ‘objective consciousness’. But we are unable to have that awareness of ourselves if we are unaware of our inner state. So if we are unaware of our inner state, it will be difficult for us to be aware of our behavior.
We all have our own inner states. Many of our thoughts and feelings are based on our inner states. So if we are unaware of our inner state, we will be unaware of our behavior.
So let’s think about it. We all have internal states. We are aware of some of our thoughts and feelings based on these internal states. So if we are unaware of our inner state, we will be unaware of our behavior.