Third-personal
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 Relating to the third person. not-comparable
"The various limitations to first-personal self-knowledge we considered, however, show that ample room for error is provided in figuring out our own mental states. This can be explained by noticing that we often acquire knowledge of our mental states in a third-personal way, even in our own case, as a result of observation of our behavior and of inference to the best explanation; […]"
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More examples"The various limitations to first-personal self-knowledge we considered, however, show that ample room for error is provided in figuring out our own mental states. This can be explained by noticing that we often acquire knowledge of our mental states in a third-personal way, even in our own case, as a result of observation of our behavior and of inference to the best explanation; […]"
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