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First published in France in 1937, this important essay marked a turning point in Sartre's philosophical development. Before writing it, he had been closely allied with phenomenologists such as Husserl and Heidegger. Here, however, Sartre attacked Husserl's notion of a transcendental ego. The break with Husserl, in turn, facilitated Sartre's transition from phenomenology to the existentialist doctrines of his masterwork, Being and Nothingness, which was completed a few years later while the author was a prisoner of war.This student-friendly edition of The Transcendence of the Ego also includes an introduction and notes/annotations by the translators.
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The transcendence of the ego : an existentialist theory of consciousness, Forrest Williams
- Language
- Released
- 1960
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The transcendence of the ego : an existentialist theory of consciousness
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Forrest Williams
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Released
- 1960
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 119
- ISBN10
- 0809015455
- ISBN13
- 9780809015450
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Psychology, France, Opinion Journalism & Essays, French Literature, Scientific Theories
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- First published in France in 1937, this important essay marked a turning point in Sartre's philosophical development. Before writing it, he had been closely allied with phenomenologists such as Husserl and Heidegger. Here, however, Sartre attacked Husserl's notion of a transcendental ego. The break with Husserl, in turn, facilitated Sartre's transition from phenomenology to the existentialist doctrines of his masterwork, Being and Nothingness, which was completed a few years later while the author was a prisoner of war.This student-friendly edition of The Transcendence of the Ego also includes an introduction and notes/annotations by the translators.