The Transcendence of the Ego: An Existentialist Theory of Consciousness

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 01/01/1991
ISBN: 9780809015450
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.35d