why humans are aware of self consciousness and are able to act on it?

Answer 1

Awareness of being aware (self consciousness) is just a brain state that has developed in humans. I studied the so called 'problem of self consciousness' for 5 years off and on at Uni. I reached the conclusion that the only problem is the misuse of language (in Wittgenstein's sense) that gives rise to the non-problem in the first place. The mind is identical to the brain, and the brain is a very sophisticated organ that has developed the capacity of being aware of its own awareness. End of story. There is no problem. Thank you and goodnight.

Answer 2

There was an article in TIME Magazine recently about this. The truth is, we don't know yet. Some people speculate that we will never know; surely the consciousness cannot figure itself out. Then, others look upon it simply as another problem to solve; granted, it's a problem scaling as high as string theory and wormholes, but a problem nonetheless.

Answer 3

Before one is conscious one must have something to be conscious of -metaphysics Before one may be self-conscious one must have a method to obtain knowledge -epistemology before one is able to act on his knowledge he must know the reason for his action -ethics before one can interact with others one must have knowledge of the nature of society -politics if one is self-conscious and is to recreate reality one must know the function of art- esthetics