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Full Idea
Sartre says the ego is 'opaque'; I would think it better to say that the ego is 'transparent'.
Gist of Idea
Sartre says the ego is 'opaque'; I prefer to say that it is 'transparent'
Source
Roderick Chisholm (Person and Object [1976], 1.8)
Book Ref
Chisholm,Roderick: 'Person and Object' [Open Court 1976], p.47
A Reaction
Insofar as we evidently have a self, I would say it is neither. It is directly experienced, through willing, motivation, and mental focus.