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Self-consciousness and “conscientiousness” in development

La autoconciencia y la “conciencia moral” en el desarrollo

Pages 387-404 | Received 09 May 2012, Accepted 20 Jul 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Self-consciousness is discussed here as a unique feature of our species. As a student of early childhood, my goal is to provide some developmental light on the origins and consequences of such feature that arguably shapes human experience. At the core of my argument, there is the idea that self-consciousness is inseparable from the human propensity to take an ethical stance toward others, but also toward the self in terms of reputation and the construction of a moral identity. I therefore consider the ontogenetic emergence of self-consciousness and its relation to the emergence of an ethical stance in children.

Resumen

La autoconciencia se analiza aquí como una característica singular de nuestra especie. Como estudioso de la infancia temprana, mi meta es echar cierta luz sobre el desarrollo de los orígenes y las consecuencias de dicha característica que, se podría sostener, moldea la experiencia humana. En el centro de mi argumento reside la idea de que la autoconciencia es inseparable de la predisposición humana a tomar una postura ética hacia los otros, pero también hacia el sí mismo en términos de reputación y construcción de una identidad moral. Analizo, por lo tanto, la emergencia ontogenética de la autoconciencia y su relación con la emergencia de una postura ética en los niños.

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