Philosophize This! Episode #104 ... Sartre and Camus pt. 5 - Consciousness is Freedom
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Jun 1, 2017 AI Snips
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Consciousness as Activity
- Sartre views consciousness not as a confined realm but as an activity.
- He believes it's a directedness towards the world, a form of pure intentionality.
Consciousness as Nothingness
- Sartre's concept of consciousness as nothingness is central to his philosophy.
- It allows us to consider "what is not," which is key to understanding freedom.
Being-in-itself vs Being-for-itself
- Sartre differentiates between "being-in-itself" (the world) and "being-for-itself" (consciousness).
- Being-in-itself, like matter, exists independently.