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>From: jackson@daimler.ucs.indiana.edu (Jeff Jackson)
Subject: Re: We've Been Tricked- consciousness
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Greetings,

Sartre in Being and Nothingness defines consciousness (note
that this is not quoted, I can't be sure I remember the exact text. But
a paraphrase is):

Consiousness is not what it is and is what it is not.

Of course, Sartre uses 'is', 'what it is', 'not', etc. in the way
they are defined in his book. He derives this statement essentially
from the observation that consiousness is consciousness of something.
Understanding of Sarte also hinges on the concept of a transitive 'is'.

I hope this can spark further discussion. Discussing Sartre is not a
common experience in my life.

Later,
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