Mary Edwards, expert on Jean-Paul Sartre, discusses Sartre's existential psychoanalysis and his unique method of understanding individuals while respecting their freedom. They explore the possibility of combining Sartre's existentialism with psychoanalysis, discuss Sartre's method in psychoanalysis and its application to Jean Genet and Charles Baudelaire, and analyze Flaubert's self-formation process through Sartre's existential psychoanalysis. They also delve into Sartre's theories on imagination, the implications of the new theory presented in the book, and the importance of understanding others for self-analysis.