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This research aims to articulate a sequence from self-awareness to the concept of objectivity in consciousness.

June 17, 2026Open Access

From Self-Awareness to the Notion of Objectivity

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This research aims to articulate a sequence from self-awareness to the concept of objectivity in consciousness.
Proposes an epistemological sequence with four steps.
Analyzes the implications of self-awareness and perception.
Situates the discussion within the frameworks of Hegel, Buber, and Habermas.
Identifies four non-automatic steps from self-awareness to objectivity.
Demonstrates how recognizing others' perceptions influences objectivity.
Clarifies that this process can develop without philosophical mediation.

Abstract

This paper proposes an epistemological sequence that emerges directly from the thesis thatconsciousness consists in the objectification of one's own thought (Iguiniz Agesta, 2026). Thesequence has four steps: self-awareness as the condition of possibility of everything thatfollows; the recognition that others also self-perceive; the recognition that those other selfperceptions entail perceptions different from one's own; and the notion of objectivity as apossibility that emerges from that recognition. No step is automatic or necessary. Each oneopens the next without guaranteeing it. The specific characteristic of this proposal is that itdescribes a path that consciousness itself can travel from within, without technicalphilosophical mediation or prior tradition. The proposal is situated in relation to Hegel,Buber, and Habermas, noting convergences and divergences

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