<p>What are the conditions for being self-aware? If this answer can not be answered by naming specific traits, behavior unique to a self-aware being, complexity of development or other tangible concepts, is there at least a time frame after conception, when we suspect self-awareness arises?</p>

<p>EDIT: As pointed out in one of the comments, my question lacks more information on the research I have done prior to asking it. The background for my question, arises from a discussion of pre- and postnatal development of humans during a seminar held at <a href="https://kps.ff.cuni.cz/en/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Department of Psychology at Charles University</a> of Prague. So far, I have come across a lot "we don't really know", "many signs ..of self-awareness", biased religious theories, or answers more specific, but philosophical. Accurate methods of testing, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MSR</a>, do not provide a good general answer. So, to rephrase my question a little, is there some kind of general / 'official' concensus on the subject?</p>

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2019-04-28T15:48:04.080Z
It would be a pretty long answer because there's no dominant theory what self-awareness means. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness#Developmental_stages for image or https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898688/  for body etc.
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2019-04-29T14:21:09.637Z
@Fizz I think you could make a fairly short answer out of that. List some possible 'checkpoints' and some estimated ages associated; I don't think it would have to be completely comprehensive or definitive to be a good answer and would show clearly that a consensus is not possible.
Bryan Krause
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2019-04-30T10:20:48.350Z
@BryanKrause - I second that - an answer doesn't have to be *the* answer.
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At what point does a human become self-aware?
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# At what point does a human become self-aware?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-27)

What are the conditions for being self-aware? If this answer can not be answered by naming specific traits, behavior unique to a self-aware being, complexity of development or other tangible concepts, is there at least a time frame after conception, when we suspect self-awareness arises?

EDIT: As pointed out in one of the comments, my question lacks more information on the research I have done prior to asking it. The background for my question, arises from a discussion of pre- and postnatal development of humans during a seminar held at [Department of Psychology at Charles University](https://kps.ff.cuni.cz/en/) of Prague. So far, I have come across a lot "we don't really know", "many signs ..of self-awareness", biased religious theories, or answers more specific, but philosophical. Accurate methods of testing, such as [MSR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test), do not provide a good general answer. So, to rephrase my question a little, is there some kind of general / 'official' concensus on the subject?

**Tags:** consciousness, self, awareness

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It would be a pretty long answer because there's no dominant theory what self-awareness means. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness#Developmental_stages for image or https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898688/  for body etc.  
> **username_2**: @Fizz I think you could make a fairly short answer out of that. List some possible 'checkpoints' and some estimated ages associated; I don't think it would have to be completely comprehensive or definitive to be a good answer and would show clearly that a consensus is not possible.  
> **username_3**: @BryanKrause - I second that - an answer doesn't have to be *the* answer.  

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