PHL 366 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Black Body, Existentialism, Shoplifting
4 Dec 2018
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Lewis r. gordon - white and black bodies in bad faith. The body has at least three characteristics. It is consciousness" perspective of being seen by others. Correlated to these three characteristics are two dimensions of bad faith: Bad faith that affirms the first characteristic of perspectivity but denies the other two. Affirmation of the second and third characteristics but denial of the first. Consciousness" claiming to be only an object for others. Can call these bad faith attitudes toward the body; bad faith against facticity and transcendence. Human species split into a duality of white and black results in a manichaean world. Comfortable untruth of material goodness and evil embodied in people who are light and dark. Untruth is comfortable because of its simplicity. One can approach evil as one can approach the problem of cleaning bacteria from water. Masked effort of denial is required to preserve such duality.
