Philosophyspeaking topic
Sartre's bad faith: is escaping our own freedom by saying 'my role requires it' a lie we tell ourselves? If a person can choose at every moment, is 'I had no choice' ever true?
— Jean-Paul Sartre, bad faith (mauvaise foi)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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