CBUEthics3

What most struck me from our class discussion this week was Sartre's concept of bad faith, or self deception by denying one's freedom to act authentically. It is something that we do every day without realizing it--notable examples were the ones used in class of the waiter or the student. Sartre says that acting in bad faith leads us to consciously deny our own freedom, and oftentimes it is the easier route to do just that. It is, indeed, terrifying to think of the control that we have over the outcome our own lives. I genuinely believe that everything would be much easier without that control--that way, our failures wouldn't be our own. I am oftentimes, guilty of this type of self-deception, as well. For example, if I think that I did poorly on a test, then I will avoid looking at it for days, or even weeks--simply because I can't bear the burden of the fact that I am responsible for my own failures. While it is a very bad habit (I will admit), it is a relevant example of Sartre's existentialist viewpoint and the idea of self-deception.