[Revised entry by Brie Gertler and Matt Duncan on November 14, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html, supplement.html] In philosophy, "self-knowledge" standardly refers to knowledge of one's own mental states – that is, of things like what one is feeling or thinking, or what one believes or desires. At least since Descartes, most philosophers…
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