FREEDOM Flashcards
The capacity to act (or to not act) as we choose or prefer without any externam compulsion or restraint
Freedom
Important indication of human freedom is the ability to _ and _
Make choices and perform actions
It sets us apart from other beings
Freedom
The ability or power to use or discharge one’s will
Volition
If there were no intellect, there would be no will
The power of volition
Proponent of The Power of Volition
Aristotle
The power of every human being is in his own hands, to preserve and develop, or cast away
The power of volition
For Aristotle, a human being is _
Rational
A divine characteristic
Reason
proponent of Freedom is Spirituality and Love
St. Thomas Aquinas
Freedom for St. Thomas is the manner intellectual being seek _
Universal Goodness
St. Thomas considers the human being as a _
Moral agent
Proponent of Individual Freedom
Jean Paul Sartre
According to him, the human person build the road to the destiny of his/her choosing: he/she is the creator
Sartre
Sartre’s existentialism stems from this principle
EXISTENCE coes before ESSENCES
Sartre emphasizes the importance of _, regardless of the power of other people to influence and coerce our desires, beliefs, and decisions
Free Individual Choice
Freedom is something that is exercised through our choices
Individual Freedom
Proponents of Theory of Social Contract
Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke
The agreement where individuals sacrifice their freedom and submit to a higher being
Theory of Social Contract
Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke defined freedom of an individual in the context of having a _ to rule them (contract), which is the basis of notion of moral obligation and duty
goverment
Type of freedom that refers to the absence of any physical restraint. The person has the freedom of mobility to go where he/she wants to go
Physical Freedom
Type of freedom that is also called the freedom of choice. The person is free to perform actions that he/she considers right and wise. A person is also free to act or not to act
Psychological Freedom
This type of freedom is innate and cannot be denied as a person
Psychological Freedom
Type of freedom that is about using freedom in a manner that upholds human dignity and goodness
Moral Freedom
