Sartre’s philosophy originates from two essential ideas of consciousness; being for-us and being in-itself. Both ideas of consciousness imply that there is an object that whether it is real, imaginary or illusory, there is a consciousness. An object that is being for us exists with our own perception. The explanation of an objects meaning is created with the relations of the object. For example, a ring given to one person has a significant sentimental value. With this ring comes a story and a relationship. To another person it is just a ring that may create a perception but the meaning would not be the same as for the person who received it. Both individuals would not experience the same meaning. The experience is created for that certain person. There is intentionality that is given towards an object. Nothing can be experienced in life without applying intention. The object is potentially anything we can intentionalize as for-us in a multitude of ways.
The in-itself is the realm of pure potentiality. This pure potentiality creates an inexhaustible feeling or what is explained as de trop- a feeling of excessiveness. An object in-itself goes beyond description and resists the categorization of the mind. Experiencing an object in-itself is characterized as a revelation of inexhaustibility, de trop, and the resistance of meaning. For example, using the previous example, a ring can be seen in-itself but can be overwhelmed by the inexhaustibility of the object. This feeling of inexhaustibility is Sartre describes as Nausea. The reaction to seeing an object in-itself is inexhaustible and limitless. Sartre characterizes this idea of Nausea as contingent and absurd. Being in-itself can be meaningful when it is experienced through the conscious mind.
The feeling of Nausea is hard to explain because it the most ultimate feeling of inexhaustibility. It is a feeling over being overloaded by many aspects of an object. As well, the ability of experiencing an object...