Open AccessThe Intersections between Self-Deception and Inconsistency
Author(s) -
Hannah Bahnmiller
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stance an international undergraduate philosophy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-1899
pISSN - 1943-1880
DOI - 10.33043/s.8.1.71-80
Subject(s) - cognitive dissonance , self deception , deception , faith , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , cognition , self justification , philosophy , neuroscience
The relationship between the concepts of bad faith, coined by Jean-Paul Sartre, and cognitive dissonance, developed by Leon Festinger, is often misunderstood. Frequently, the terms are over-generalized and equivocated as synonymous ideas. This paper attempts to clarify the intricacies of these two concepts, outlining their similarities and differences.
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