Freedom And Responsibility Flashcards
What are the two definitions of freedom?
- is not a license to do whatever you want
- is not about entitlement or happiness
What are the two types of freedom?
- Negative freedom
- Positive freedom
[Type of freedom]
“absence of interference”
Negative freedom
[Type of freedom]
Freedom to control or direct one’s life
Positive freedom
Deservingness of blame or praise for their actions
Nature of accountability
What are the types of accountability?
- Legal accountability
- Moral accountability
[type of accountability]
Obligated to obey the laws
Legal accountability
[type of accountability]
Human action and its intentions and consequences
Moral accountability
What are the three meanings of responsibility?
- Responsibility as duty
- Responsibility as accountability
- Responsibility as agency
[Three meanings of responsibility]
Being responsible means having certain obligations or duties
Responsibility as duty
[Three meanings of responsibility]
We deserve blain for failing to perform our duties
Responsibility as accountability
[Three meanings of responsibility]
Being the cause of something or being the one that brings out about something
- may not ve accountable for his/her actions, when it is not intended
Responsibility as agency
What are the conditions for accountability?
- Choice condition
- Knowledge condition
[conditions for accountability]
If she/he chooses to do the action intentionally
Choice condition
[conditions for accountability]
Knows that the action is right or wrong
Knowledge condition