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Read Sartre's Book Repeatedly
- Commit to reading Being and Nothingness multiple times to grasp its depth.
- Understand the book returns to key ideas repeatedly, aiding comprehension over time.
In-Itself vs For-Itself Explained
- Sartre's fundamental divide: in-itself (objects) versus for-itself (consciousness).
- The for-itself is the source of negation and nothingness in the world.
Freedom as Original Negativity
- Sartre sees freedom as rooted in original negativity and negation.
- The for-itself injects nothingness into being, distinguishing human reality with lack.