Overview
Present and explain Sartre’s notion of “bad faith.” How does the person in bad faith attempt to treat herself as having the being of the in-itself? What is this person trying to achieve in so doing? How does the person in bad faith attempt to treat herself as a pure transcendence? What is this person trying to achieve in so doing? How might the person of bad faith engage in both of these movements at the same time? (Use examples if that helps illustrate your explanation.) What does bad faith amount to on the individual level and what does it amount to in relation to Others? Finally, what is the “faith” of bad faith?