Day 11 - Freedom Flashcards
What are the 3 ways of defining freedom?
- Power or right to act, speak, or think without hindrance
- State of not being imprisoned or enslaved
- Unrestricted use of something
According to this philosopher, freedom is seen in relation to man’s defining himself.
Jean-Paul Sartre
What does Jean-Paul mean by freedom is to be seen in relation to man’s defining himself?
He means that a man is responsible for his own freedom or choice. That man should always think that in every action there is a consequence and freedom allows you to have a choice. In making that choice, that man is responsible for himself and the things that were affected by his decision.
What does Sartre mean by man is condemned to freedom?
He means that a man is forever free. He makes his own choices all the time even not choosing is a choice.
What is freedom for Sartre?
Freedom of synthesis meaning he does not only make choices for himself but for all mankind.
He said that freedom is to be seen in relation to the autonomy of the will.
Immanuel Kant
It is a kind of causally belonging to living beings in so far as they are rational.
Will
What does Immanuel Kant mean by his own definition of freedom?
For him, freedom is caused by a reason. Humans are a rational beings which make them have the ability to choose or be qualified to have freedom. Just like Kant said, “absence of rationality entails the absence of freedom”
This relation to freedom entails that an act must be a human act. He has the freedom to choose which makes him responsible for his own actions and choices.
Freedom and Morality
In this relation to freedom, citizen are given freedom and rights. This go hand in hand with freedom.
Democracy
This relation gives you the choice to choose your faith and showcase this belief to others.
Freedom and Religion
