Sartre's bad faith: denying your freedom
Sartre's "bad faith" reveals how people deceive themselves by denying their inherent freedom and responsibility, avoiding the anguish of choice in existential life.
Jean-Paul Sartre, the 20th-century philosopher, introduced "bad faith" (mauvaise foi) in 1943. It describes how people deceive themselves by denying their inherent freedom and responsibility, pretending to be fixed objects or roles. This avoids the "anguish of choice" that comes with being "condemned to be free."
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