Freedom and Responsibility Flashcards
It is not a license to do whatever you want as it is not about entitlement or happiness.
Freedom
What are the two types of freedom?
Negative and positive freedom
There is an absence of interference. It is a freedom from any block, coercion, or interferences.
Negative freedom
The freedom to control and direct one’s own life.
Positive freedom
What are the three meanings of responsibility?
- Responsibility as duty
- Responsibility as accountability
- Responsibility as agency
It is an act of having certain obligations or duty.
Responsibility as duty
Responsibility as duty gives rise to responsibility as accountability.
Responsibility as accountability
Being the cause of something or being the one that brings about something.
Responsibility as agency
“It starts with you”
Responsibility as agency
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An agent may not be accountable for his/her actions. A person may be the one who does the action, but he/she may not deserve the blame for it.