 Śrīharṣa is eager to point out that he is not skeptical of all commonsense ontological categories (KKh 62–63). Consciousness, for him, is ultimately real; only the world, insofar as it appears distinct from consciousness, isn’t. What reason do we have for treating consciousness as ultimately real? Śrīharṣa answers this question by defending a positive proposal about self-knowledge and intentionality. This section discusses that proposal. 