Each empirical tendency expresses the whole person, not merely a part

Evidence

If we admit that the person is a totality, we can not hope to reconstruct him by an addition or by an organization of the diverse tendencies which we have empirically discovered in him. On the contrary, in each inclination, in each tendency the person expresses himself completely, although from a different angle, a little as Spinoza’s substance expresses itself completely in each of its attributes. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 1326

Categorization

• XREF: Spinoza’s substance/attributes analogy grounds Sartre’s totality in a prior philosopher’s metaphysics — useful backdrop contrast against materialist readings. — connects to: Personal possessions and surroundings concretely express one’s fundamental self-choice.; Every human act expresses the whole person, not a fragment — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 1334; People assume others have unified, coherent personalities and seek consistency in them. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 211 (+2 more)
• DEFINE: Clarifies the project method: fundamental choice is apprehended through each tendency, not by summing tendencies.

Broader Connections

• Every act expresses the totality of the self rather than prior causes #expands (0.95)
• People assume others have unified, coherent personalities and seek consistency in them. #complicates (0.75) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 211