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(2012) Human Studies 35 (3).
Short editorial introduction
transcendence and transgression
Ronnie Lippens , James Hardie-Bick
pp. 347-349
Transcendence, the condition of being that is outside or beyond, is an essential characteristic of Sartre’s philosophy. In Being and Nothingness (1943) Sartre makes an important distinction between being-in-itself and being-for-itself. Being-in-itself refers to being that simply is what it is and refers to all non-conscious being that can be defined by its essence. It exists independently in-itself. The other type of being posited by Sartre, being-for-itself, describes self-conscious beings that are distanced from being in their unique ability to question their own existence. Unlike being-in-itself, being-for-itself has no fixed or essential essence to determine its character.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10746-012-9240-2
Full citation:
Lippens, R. , Hardie-Bick, J. (2012). Short editorial introduction: transcendence and transgression. Human Studies 35 (3), pp. 347-349.
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