Reflection is an intermediate stage of nihilation between self-existence and existence-for-others

Evidence

Thus reflection (reflexion) as the effort of a for-itself to recover a for-itself which it is in the mode of non-being is a stage of nihilation intermediate between the pure and simple existence of the for-itself and existence for-others; it is an act on the part of a for-itself to recover a for-itself which it is not in the mode of non-being. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 513

Categorization

• DEFINE: Positions reflection as the middle term in Sartre’s triadic structure — for-itself, reflective nihilation, then for-others.
• XREF: connects to: Selfness arises when the possible I am is reflected as absent-presence; Reflection is the for-itself grounding itself as a for-itself; Impure reflection constitutes the psyche while pure reflection requires a katharsis — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 526 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Reflection is consciousness attempting to become its own object #expands (0.85)
• Reflection is defined as the failed effort of the for-itself to found itself #corroborates (0.80) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 513
• Reflection is a second attempt by the for-itself to found itself #corroborates (0.75)
• Reflection deepens the reflective-reflected split beyond self-consciousness #expands (0.75) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 802