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    Challenges→The structure of the secret entails that possessing a secret and not possessing it are simultaneous.

    If secrecy is a social practice rather than a mental state, one can participate in that practice—actively withholding—without any self-directed representation that 'breaks' a promise.

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    Key Terms

    Mental state(philosophy of mind)
    A condition of your mind at a particular moment, like believing something, feeling afraid, or having a visual experience.
    Self-directed representation(used to describe what makes a mental state conscious)
    The ability to consciously think about or be aware of your own mental states—basically, your mind being aware of itself.
    Social practice(where habitus operates in real life)
    The actual day-to-day actions and behaviors that people do within society, as opposed to theory or ideas.
    actively withholding(as used in ethics and semantics)
    Deliberately choosing not to reveal or give something (like information) rather than just forgetting or accidentally failing to share it.

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