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Jean-Paul Sartre expanded on this in Being and Nothingness , describing "The Look" ( Le Regard ). When one looks at the world, one imposes meaning upon it. A forest is not "terrifying" or "beautiful" in its essence; it reflects the internal state of the viewer. To the anxious mind, the forest is a labyrinth of danger; to the peaceful mind, it is a sanctuary of life. Phenomenology asserts that the "mirror" is the intentional structure of consciousness itself—we cannot perceive a world that we are not, in some sense, constructing.
Jean-Paul Sartre expanded on this in Being and Nothingness , describing "The Look" ( Le Regard ). When one looks at the world, one imposes meaning upon it. A forest is not "terrifying" or "beautiful" in its essence; it reflects the internal state of the viewer. To the anxious mind, the forest is a labyrinth of danger; to the peaceful mind, it is a sanctuary of life. Phenomenology asserts that the "mirror" is the intentional structure of consciousness itself—we cannot perceive a world that we are not, in some sense, constructing.