PHIL 373 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Existentialism, Existence Precedes Essence

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 373
• Professor: Paul Fairfield

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Describing in phenomenological forms what we see. Put on a smile which is not exactly truthful, it is a lie. But bad faith is a lie that i tell to myself. I"(cid:373) goi(cid:374)g to go o(cid:374) s(cid:373)ili(cid:374)g to the (cid:272)usto(cid:373)ers i(cid:374) order to (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)e the(cid:373) i a(cid:373) a good waiter, and nothing but a waiter. L(cid:455)i(cid:374)g to (cid:373)(cid:455)self that i"(cid:373) (cid:374)ot o(cid:374)l(cid:455) a (cid:449)aiter, (cid:271)ut (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g (cid:271)ut a (cid:449)aiter. Movements are exaggerated in order to make this impression, to convince yourself that you are nothing but a waiter. It"s a (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e, (cid:271)ut i lie to (cid:373)(cid:455)self that it"s a fa(cid:272)t. If i"(cid:373) goi(cid:374)g to (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:373)(cid:455)self, (cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior has to (cid:271)e e(cid:454)aggerated i(cid:374) order to make myself believe it. We mean some set of fairly stable dispositions or tendencies to act in certain ways, to think feel and experience things in certain ways. Sometimes can be acting out of character. There is no deep core or being within the self.