Ideas from 'Transcendence of the Ego' by Jean-Paul Sartre [1937], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Transcendence of the Ego' by Sartre,Jean-Paul [Routledge 2004,0-415-32069-0]].
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1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 2. Phenomenology
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Phenomenology assumes that all consciousness is of something
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 5. Cogito Critique
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The consciousness that says 'I think' is not the consciousness that thinks
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The Cogito depends on a second-order experience, of being conscious of consciousness
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Is the Cogito reporting an immediate experience of doubting, or the whole enterprise of doubting?
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / b. Scepticism of other minds
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A consciousness can conceive of no other consciousness than itself
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We can never, even in principle, grasp other minds, because the Ego is self-conceiving
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind
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The eternal truth of 2+2=4 is what gives unity to the mind which regularly thinks it
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / f. Higher-order thought
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Consciousness exists as consciousness of itself
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind
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Since we are a consciousness, Sartre entirely rejected the unconscious mind [Daigle]
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 4. Intentionality / a. Nature of intentionality
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Intentionality defines, transcends and unites consciousness
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 4. Presupposition of Self
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If you think of '2+2=4' as the content of thought, the self must be united transcendentally
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 6. Self as Higher Awareness
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The Ego is not formally or materially part of consciousness, but is outside in the world
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self
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How could two I's, the reflective and the reflected, communicate with each other?
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Knowing yourself requires an exterior viewpoint, which is necessarily false
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My ego is more intimate to me, but not more certain than other egos
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection
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When we are unreflective (as when chasing a tram) there is no 'I'
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The Ego never appears except when we are not looking for it
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16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / a. Memory is Self
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It is theoretically possible that the Ego consists entirely of false memories
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16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 4. Split Consciousness
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If the 'I' is transcendental, it unnecessarily splits consciousness in two
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self
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Maybe it is the act of reflection that brings 'me' into existence
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The Ego only appears to reflection, so it is cut off from the World
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