We can divide this sentence into two separate parts. The first part says that "Self-consciousness exists in and of itself, in that and by the fact that it exists for another self-consciousness" (43). This seems to end in a paradox, self-consciousness exists both for itself and for another self-consciousness. When Hegel says that "self-consciousness exists in and of itself" (43), we can understand him as saying not that there is a paradox that we must resolve, but a duality that we must accept. His proposal of duality is that self-consciousness exists for two things at once "by the fact that it exists for another self-consciousness" (43). This duality between existing both for oneself and for another is one of the most clearly defined things in the chapter and will come to make sense as a relationship of dependence in which the individual's self-consciousness must exist in order for another to exist for oneself same. The second part of the sentence says “it is only by being recognized or 'recognized'” (43). This part can be interpreted to mean that self-consciousness is, exists, when it is recognized or when the self recognizes itself as self-consciousness. The entire sentence can therefore be understood to mean that, while self-consciousness exists in and of itself, this is by virtue of the fact that it exists for another and can only exist for itself when it is recognized. To fully understand the meaning of this phrase, it is not only necessary to understand it on its own, but it is also necessary to understand it within the context of the rest of the chapter. The next paragraphs will try to do this. The chapter can be divided roughly into three parts: paragraphs 2-8 constitute the first part, paragraphs 9-12 constitute the second part, and the last part contains the paragraphs