Pour soi
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Pour soi (French pronunciation: [/puʁ.swa/]), literally For-itself, or being-for-itself is a term used by Jean-Paul Sartre in his Existentialist work Being and Nothingness. Contrasted with the being-in-itself (être-en-soi) which rejects its own freedom and objectifies itself, the being-for-itself actively exercises its own freedom to impart essence and meaning to its inherently meaningless existence. The being-for-itself lives for possibilities and accepts responsibility for whatever consequences may result from its choice. As a subject, it is constantly embracing freedom and creating its own values, perspective and meaning. Interaction with other for-itselfs allows the for-itself to achieve self-consciousness.
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