'Intentional objects' are therefore both objects of consciousness and consciousness, and this is because consciousness is both itself a reflection of it. Sartre describes the cogito by noting that 'the consciousness which says I think'—this is to the consciousness that can reflect on the mental concept of thinking—is not 'the consciousness which thinks'.
'Intentional objects' are both objects of consciousness and consciousness, as consciousness is a reflection of itself. Sartre explains the cogito by noting that 'the consciousness which says I think', which can reflect on the mental concept of thinking, is not the same consciousness that actually thinks.