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    The Psychical Analogon in Sartre's Theory of the Imagination
    Sartre Studies International 17 (2): 16-27. 2011.
    Sartre's theory of the imagination is important both as an alternative to the idea that the imagination consists of images contained somehow in the mind - the "illusion of immanence" — and as an early formulation of Sartre's conception of consciousness. In this paper I defend Sartre's theory of imaginative consciousness against some of its critics. I show how difficulties with his theory parallel a perennial problem in Sartre-interpretation, that of understanding how consciousness can negate its…Read more
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    Nausea, Melancholy and the Internal Negation of the Past
    Sartre Studies International 15 (2): 1-16. 2009.
    In this paper, I argue that temporality, as described in Being and Nothingness , is a central theme in Nausea . In the first section I make the point that one of Sartre's guiding concerns at the time of publishing Nausea is temporality and the temporal nature of freedom. In the second section, the theme of melancholy and its relationship to temporality is explored. The third section explores Sartre's use of this image of being taken 'from behind'. I use this temporal imagery as a guide for inter…Read more
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    Beauvoir, Sartre, Temporality and the Question of Influence
    Simone de Beauvoir Studies 25 (1): 50-62. 2009.