The Transcendence of the Ego

"The Transcendence of the Ego," first published in 1936, marks one of Sartre's early philosophical works, engaging deeply with Husserl's phenomenology. Sartre critiques Husserl's view of the self as an inner entity, proposing instead that the self arises from consciousness. This essay lays the groundwork for themes explored in "Being and Nothingness."