Hegel, Sartre, & the ontological structure of consciousness
This thesis provides a comparative analysis of the different ways Hegel and Sartre understand that consciousness can be alienated. Because understanding the various ways Hegel and Sartre hold that consciousness can be alienated is not possible without first understanding what each thinker understands by consciousness, I first identify and outline the different ways Hegel and Sartre conceptualise consciousnessâs ontological structure before identifying the various ways each thinker understands that consciousness can be alienated. The general argument developed shows that while Hegel and Sartre agree that alienation is a constitutive aspect of consciousnessâs existence and are, therefore, allies in the battle against it, Sartreâs analysis of consciousnessâs ontological structure is unable to provide the same depth of analysis as Hegelâs. Put differently, I believe it is Hegelâs analysis of consciousnessâs ontological structure that provides an analysis of alienation that is more nuanced, subtle, complex, and multi-dimensional than the account Sartreâs provides. To support my argument, I first explore Sartreâs understanding of consciousnessâs ontological structure. This discloses that, because
Rae, Gavin
B Philosophy (General) ; BF Psychology
Hegel, Sartre, & the ontological structure of consciousness. This thesis provides a comparative analysis of the different ways Hegel and Sartre understand that consciousness can be alienated. Because understanding the various ways Hegel and Sartre hold that consciousness can be alienated is not possible without first understanding what each thinker understands by consciousness, I first identify and outline the different ways Hegel and Sartre conceptualise consciousnessâs ontological structure before identifying the various ways each thinker understands that consciousness can be alienated. The general argument developed shows that while Hegel and Sartre agree that alienation is a constitutive aspect of consciousnessâs existence and are, therefore, allies in the battle against it, Sartreâs analysis of consciousnessâs ontological structure is unable to provide the same depth of analysis as Hegelâs. Put differently, I believe it is Hegelâs analysis of consciousnessâs ontological structure that provides an analysis of alienation that is more nuanced, subtle, complex, and multi-dimensional than the account Sartreâs provides. To support my argument, I first explore Sartreâs understanding of consciousnessâs ontological structure. This discloses that, because
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