In the fields of epistemology and philosophy of mind it is said the first person (the subject, the self) has privileged access to his own thoughts. This implies the subject has access to (and knows) his own thoughts (has self-knowledge) in such a way that the third person (others) do not. Privileged access can be characterized in two ways:
- Positive characterization: privileged access comes through introspection.
- Negative characterization: knowledge derived from privileged access is not based upon evidences.
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