The Transcendence of the Ego An Existentialist Theory of Consciousness

<p>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, <i>Being and Nothingness</i>, which was completed a few years later while the author was a prisoner of war.<br><br>This student-friendly edition of <i>The Transcendence of the Ego</i> also includes an introduction and notes/annotations by the translators.</p>