This transition is more apparent after Sartre’s military service from 1939 where we observe a rather more sympathetic view of being in the world, a topic that is dealt with in much greater detail in his 1943 work Being and Nothingness.

The basis of the essay is to at once appreciate Husserl's description of 'intended objects' (as appearing) being described in their own right, but also to observe the ego as 'in the world' and not materially of consciousness.

The only two publications that preceded it, in fact, cannot be considered as philosophical inquiries in the strictest sense.

"[1]:7 It grew out of his study of Husserl at the French Institute in Berlin,[2]:viii and first appeared in the 1936-1937 issue of Recherches Philosophiques.

[4] Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin issued the essay in book form in French in 1966.

[5] In light of this for Sartre, the constitution of the ego is 'states and actions [these intended objects we speak of] it supports'.

Further, the flexibility of consciousness for Sartre is the ability to contemplate something in its absence, this being special for his idea of reflection.

He equated form identity with ego, which he defined as "a false self, created by unconscious identification with the mind.

"[2]:10 Regardless of how the sentence is rendered, Tolle accurately captured Sartre’s core argument.