The for-itself is simultaneously nihilation and, via the Other, a thing

Evidence

We learned first that the for-itself was the nihilation and the radical negation of the in-itself; at present we establish that it is also—by the sole fact of meeting with the Other and without any contradiction—totally in-itself, present in the midst of the in-itself. But this second aspect of the for-itself represents its outside; the for-itself by nature is the being which can not coincide with its being-in-itself. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 1046

Categorization

• DEFINE: Consolidates the two-fold constitution of the for-itself — internal nihilation of the in-itself and, through the Other, being fixed as in-itself — and names the non-coincidence that defines it.
• XREF: connects to: The in-itself and for-itself are two radically separated regions of being; The for-itself’s presence creates the very distinction between this and that — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 584; The For-itself becomes itself by negating the Other. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 775 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• The For-itself is not a substance but the nihilation of a particular In-itself #corroborates (0.85) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 1432
• The for-itself constitutes itself through an original negation of the thing #corroborates (0.82) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 571
• The For-itself’s being consists in internal negation rather than self-coincidence #expands (0.80) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 445
• The for-itself’s free spontaneity makes the Other’s existence possible #expands (0.75) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 781
• The for-itself depends on the in-itself through an internal relation #qualifies (0.75) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 1437