The Transcendence of the Ego; an Existentialist Theory of Consciousness

By Jean-Paul Sartre

Book Overview

'I should like to show here that the Ego is neither formally or materially in consciousness: it is outside, in the world.' Jean-Paul Sartre The Transcendence of the Ego is one of Jean-Paul Sartre's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374500487
• ISBN13: 9780374500481
• Release Date: January 1957
• Publisher: Noonday Press
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The turning point in the thought of Sartre

The Transcendence of the Ego is Sartre's refutation and response to the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl and his idea that a transcendental ego stands behind consciousness. Reading Being and Nothingness is tremendously aided by this short work, and the thought inside is tremendously exciting, because Sartre refutes solipsism and finally brings consciousness outside into the world. This book is highly recommended to those interested in Existentialist Philosophy.

An Existential Classic

The Transendence of the Ego is the heart and soul of Sartre's philosopy. It is a classic and a must for anyone who wants to delve deeper in his/her understanding of Sartre's other philosophical views. It is a wonderful thesis, more or less an expanded introduction to Being and Nothingness.