Chapter Quatro Flashcards
God created the human person as a ______, an individual who can initiate and control his actions.
rational being
is the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and to perform deliberate actions anchored to one’s own responsibility.
Freedom
A force for growth
and maturity
in truth and
goodness
Human Freedom
It attains its perfection when
directed toward God, our beatitude
Human Freedom
condition for authentic freedom and a warning against illusionary freedo
Truth
It is not “the right to say and do anything,” but to “do the good”
Authentic Human Freedom
It is our longing to be free from things imposed on us which often results in following selfish inclinations or blind prejudices rather than seeking what is truly good.
Freedom from
It is liberation from everything that opposes our true self-becoming with others in community.
Freedom from
like ignorance, or our disordered passions, fears, personality defects, bad habits, prejudices or psychological disturbances
interior obstacles
such as violent force or even the threat of violence
exterior forces
Sources of impediments to authentic freedom
Biological
Psychological
Social pressures
external defects caused by abusive use of substances like drugs
Biological
interior compulsions, including those originating from the unconscious
Psychological
various economic, political and cultural obstacles which impede the right to freedom
Social pressures
Greatest obstacle to authentic freedom is
Sin