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In Chapter 2: The Body, Sartre explores the phenomenological and existential significance of the body, drawing on philosophical, psychological, and scientific references. He discusses the body not merely as a physical object but as a lived, intentional presence that mediates experience and consciousness, engaging with ideas from Descartes, Husserl, and Gestalt psychology. The chapter also addresses the body’s role in self-awareness, perception, and the interplay between physicality and subjectivity.