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The paper will analyse Sartre’s phenomenological method, focusing on the role of “intentionality” of consciousness at the phenomenological level. At the phenomenological level, intentionality pre-supposes that a person does believe in the consciousness of his mind, that what it perceives or understands is real or true. Modern western phenomenologists use “intentionality” as a technical term which often lends the impressi on of vagueness and opacity; yet it still carries meanings recognizable to general readers. Without reviewing the whole history of the emergence of the term“intentionality,” firstly the study will deal with the idea initiated and propounded by Husserl. Here, the paper will focus on the idea of intentionality as understood by the phenomenologists in contemporary time, which can be traced to Edmund Husserl, the renowned phenomenologist. Husserl can be considered the founder of modern phenomenological movement in Europe during the twentieth century. His enunciation of the key-concept of intentionality plays a central role in the entire process of phenomenological methodology. Here, an attempt is made to first show how Husserl developed the notion of intentionality. This will bean attempt to give complete account of Husserl’s phenomenological method of intentionality. Further, it will analyse acomparison of Husserl’s concept of ego and that of Sartre will be taken up. Acomparison is made between Husserl’s concept of ego, and Sartre’s view of the same, in order to find their implications relating to phenomenological approaches or methodology. Sartre’s phenomenological method of intentionality seems to suggest an initial relation between consciousness and belief. It is required to clarify the connection between them. As of fact, Sartre conceived his thesis on consciousness by critically examining Husserl’s assertions on the nature of consciousness. Sartre criticized Husserl’s concept of the transcendental ego, his notion of transcendental perception and immanent perception—the two kinds of consciousness according to their different norms of givenness. Apart from these critiques, the researcher will look into Sartre’s pre-reflective cogito which he claims as the primary consciousness. Further, the researcher will analyze how for-itself or human reality has the power for individual projection.

Intentionality, Consciousness, Irreflexive, Transcendent, Immanent, Positional, Non-Positional, Reflective, Pre-reflective, Ekstasis, For-itself, In-itself and Projection.

"Situating Sartre’s Phenomenological Method of Intentionality: A Critical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.g426-g441, April-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203657.pdf

"Situating Sartre’s Phenomenological Method of Intentionality: A Critical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppg426-g441, April-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203657.pdf