Sartre's Relationalist(-ish) Theory of Perception.

  • Published In: Sartre Studies International, 2024, v. 30, n. 2. P. 20 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bernard, Valerie 3 of 3

Abstract

In this paper, I argue that Jean-Paul Sartre's theory of the imagination emerges out of a position on perception that is similar to modern naïve realism in that he seeks to add elements of what today is called "relationalism" to his phenomenological description of perceptual and imaginative experience. The problem is that it is not clear that relationalism can be added to the phenomenologist's intentional theory of consciousness in the way Sartre recommends. This paper takes an analytic approach to understanding Sartre's theory of perception, traces his motivation in arguing that perception and imagination are sui generis mental activity and identifies the ways in which Sartre's attempt to add elements of relationalism to the Husserlian account of perception runs into trouble with hallucinatory experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Sartre Studies International. 2024/12, Vol. 30, Issue 2, p20
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1357-1559
  • DOI:10.3167/ssi.2024.300203
  • Accession Number:182124758
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