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    It is not the case that Sartre's 'bad faith' analysis shows agents sometimes use self-deception to sustain engagement with values they could not maintain under radical lucidity.

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    • 1.Sartre conflates epistemic self-deception with metaphysical freedom; agents need not deceive themselves—they can consciously choose values despite groundlessness.
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    • 2.The claim assumes sustained values require illusion, but many demonstrate genuine commitment through rational acceptance of existential contingency without bad faith.
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    • 1.Empirical psychology confirms humans employ motivated reasoning and cognitive dissonance reduction to maintain commitments despite contradictory evidence.
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    • 2.Complete transparency about arbitrary value-foundations would psychologically paralyze agents; some opacity enables functional engagement with meaning.
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    • 3.Sartre's account explains why sincere commitment and self-deception coexist—agents partially obscure their freedom to sustain authentic project engagement.
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