Single Idea 22226

[catalogued under 15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind]

Full Idea

Sartre refused, denied and fought against the unconscious. Since we are consciousness, there cannot be such a thing as unconsciousness.

Gist of Idea

Since we are a consciousness, Sartre entirely rejected the unconscious mind

Source

report of Jean-Paul Sartre (Transcendence of the Ego [1937]) by Christine Daigle - Jean-Paul Sartre 2.1

Book Reference

Daigle,Christine: 'Jean-Paul Sartre' [Routledge 2010], p.24


A Reaction

The modern view is increasingly opposed to this, as neuroscience and psychology uncover hidden motives etc. Sartre's view is still legitimate, though. An unconscious motive is not more my motive than a law of the land is part of me?