2nd Quiz in PHILOSOPHY

Freedom

-an intrinsic and essential property of the person.

-free being

-ability to make choices and perform actions.

-sets us apart from other beings

-(1)the power to be what you want to be and the ability to decide and create yourself.

-ROOTED IN THE HUMAN PERSON'S SELF-DETERMINATION AND THE EXERCISE OF INTELLECT AND FREE WILL.

-NATURAL ABILITY OF EVERY HUMAN PERSON TO THINK, CHOOSE, AND ACT ACCORDING TO REASON AND CONSCIENCE.

-allows individuals to reflect themselves

-(2)gives us the choice to undertake one of these possible actions

-(3)requires a degree of control from the person who exercises it.

-ABILITY TO CHOOSE AND ACT RESPONSIBLY

-GUIDED BY REASON AND CONSCIENCE

-EVERY CHOICES HAS CONSEQUENCES

-experience through the act of making choices

-should also be exercised with regard for knowledge and truth.

Animal acts

-mainly through instinct

Human Beings

-posses intelligence and free will

Slavery

-a dehumanizing act because a person is forced to work for life without the possibility of ever leaving a life of bondage.

1. Physical Freedom

2. Psychological Freedom

3. Moral Freedom

Physical Freedom

-absence of any physical restraint

-has the freedom of mobility to go where he or she wants to go.

-granted that the person has natural limitations

-YOU CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE, BUT YOUR FREEDOM ALLOWS YOU TO MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER TO ANOTHER AND TO GO SOMEWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

Psychological Freedom

-Also called FREEDOM OF CHOICE

-the person is free to perform actions that he or she considers right and wise.

-HAS OPTIONS/CHOICES

-also free to act or not to act

-INNATE AND CANNOT BE DENIED AS A PERSON

-NO OUTSIDE FORCE OR INFLUENCE CAN COMPEL A PERSON TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST HIS OR HER WILL.

Moral Freedom

-using freedom in a manner that upholds human dignity and goodness.

-MUST use his or her freedom to grow as a person

-HUMANS HAVE A NATURAL INCLINATION FOR WHAT IS TRUE AND GOOD, AND WHEN A PERSON USES HIS OR HER FREEDOM TO DO ACTS THAT VIOLATE HUMAN DIGNITY OR GOODNESS, HE OR SHE DEHUMANSIZES F OR HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND EFFECTIVELY NEGATES HUMAN FREEDOM.

1. Voluntariness

2. Responsibility

-go hand-in-hand in determining a person's freedom

Voluntariness

-refers to the ability of a person to act out of his or her own free will and self-determination.

-acting freely using one's own reason and free will

-person may decide to act or not

Voluntary Acts

-free acts which can be assigned a corresponding moral value

Responsibility

-person being accountable for his or her actions and their consequences.

-have positive or negative meaning, and it goes hand-in-hand with voluntariness in determining the morality of an action.

Self-reflection

-vital in the proper exercise of human freedom.

Human Freedom

-should be exercised with control and a recognition of reasonable limits.

-we set limits to our own freedom and learn to moderate or control our thoughts, emotions, and actions depending on the situation.

freedom of others

-We should also recognize and uphold not only our personal freedom but also

the __________.

Choice

-indeed an element of free, but freedom goes beyond mere choosing.

1. Limits

2. Respect

3. Truth

4. Common Good