Mauvaise foi in existentialist ethics refers to self-deception regarding human freedom and responsibility.

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Is it true that Mauvaise foi in existentialist ethics refers to self-deception regarding human freedom and responsibility?

Yes. Evidence establishes that in existentialism, particularly through Sartre, mauvaise foi (bad faith) is understood as a project of self-deception regarding human freedom and responsibility.

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Wikipedia: Bad faith

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Wikipedia: Bad faith. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_faith

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