Talk:Self-consciousness
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[edit] Proposed Merge Self-awareness and Self-consciousness
Hi Spencerk. What are your reasons? The two terms means wildly different things to me. Particularly consider this quote from the self-consciousness page: "Unlike self-awareness, self-consciousness has connotations of being unpleasant, and is often linked to self-esteem." ॐ Metta Bubble puff 08:27, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
They are two separate and unique terms.
[edit] Don't merge them!
They are completely different things to me. One is sort of a philosophical thing, one is an everyday description of a common emotional state. "I believe I have finally created a robot that is self-aware! muhahahah!" vs. "do these pants make my ass look fat? They make me a bit self-conscious"
If anything, merge consciousness and self-awareness.--Robbrown 07:30, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Question
What's with the "I'm watching you" picture? Seems like it should be removed... unsigned comment by User:Jesselnz
I don't see anything wrong with it. It connotes the apparent sensation of the self-conciousness individual. People are always aware of them, and they are 'watching them'.
Apostate 16:55, 08 May 2006 (UTC)
That picture creeps me out.
[edit] mental disorder
What about the possible implications to mental disorders possibly caused by extreme cases of self-consciousness? Deepinthought 17:13, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
i would agree with the opinion to not merge these two topics: for me, one (self-aware) refers to a discovery that produces knowledge or enlightment of one's self. the other (self-conscious) is more about a paranoia that might be unfounded and not is necessarily based on any specific knowledge of oneself or others. Mimistar 22:48, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
