In the fields of epistemology and philosophy of mind, a person (the subject, the self) has privileged access to their own thoughts . This implies the subject has access to, and knows , their own thoughts (has self-knowledge) in such a way that others do not. Privileged access can be characterized in two ways:
Epistemic privilege or privileged access is the philosophical concept that certain knowledge, such as knowledge of one's own thoughts, can be apprehended by a given person and not by others . This implies one has access to, and direct self-knowledge of , their own thoughts in such a way that others do not. The concept can also refer to the notion of having privileged, non-perspectival access to knowledge of things about reality or things beyond one's own mind.See for example: Epistemic privilege can be characterized in two ways:
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In the fields of epistemology and philosophy of mind, a person (the subject, the self) has privileged access to their own thoughts
Epistemic privilege or privileged access is the philosophical concept that certain knowledge, such as knowledge of one's own thoughts, can be apprehended by a given person and not by others
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The concept can also refer to the notion of having privileged, non-perspectival access to knowledge of things about reality or things beyond one's own mind.See for example: Epistemic privilege