The Name Game

doliesl doliesl at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 14 16:43:18 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 110052

Amey wrote: (snipped unrelated stuffs)
> I was translating the names and came across:
> Malfoy	: Evil Faith (Double cross??)

D writes:
JKR said it's loosely translated as "Bad Faith."
"Bad Faith" (mauvaise foi), is a term used by French philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre regarding the state of being when a person try to
convinced himself there is no free will and no choice, and blaming
how his actions, attitude and behavior are not determined by himself 
(ex: blame it on environment or whatever external factors). 

D.





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