Abstract

The book explores Sartre’s concept of consciousness. Chapter 1 compares Sartre’s with Descartes’s, Locke’s, and Kant’s definitions of consciousness. Wider then provides for a detailed account of Sartre’s concept in chapter 2. Consequently, this account is exposed to an internal critique in chapter 3 and an external critique in chapter 4. Chapter 5 displays a variety of theories dealing with bodily intentionality. Chapter 6 exploits Sartre’s assertion that the body is the subject of consciousness to overcome shortcomings in his concept of consciousness.