Lesson 1 Flashcards
What moshe dayan said?
Freedom is the oxygen
of the soul.
The appropriate actions of human beings.
HUMAN ACTIONS
Actions shared by humans and other animals
ACTS OF MAN
these are acts originating
from the individual performing the act using knowledge
about the situations of the act.
VOLUNTARY ACTIONS
actions are performed from will
and reason.
VOLUNTARY
it is considered
as mix of voluntary and involuntary. It is more
voluntary if the desire and choice have been
performed and involuntary if it has considered
preferences or alternatives
RELATED TO COMPULSION
are acts done under force or coercion and ignorance where the doer failed to understand the effect and feels sorry on the result.
INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS
circumstances which
are beyond the control of the agent and contribute none to the action.
UNDER COMPULSION
The power or right to act, speak, or think without hindrance or restraint (Oxford Dictionary)
It also stands for securing everyone’s equal opportunity for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies)
A free person can do anything as long as he does not break
the law and infringe on the freedom of others
(New World Dictionary)
FREEDOM
KINDS OF FREEDOM:
PHYSICAL FREEDOM
PSYCHOLOGICAL FREEDOM
MORAL FREEDOM
You cannot be everywhere at once, but your freedom allows you to move from one place to
another and to go whenever you want to go.
PHYSICAL FREEDOM
Freedom of choice
Free to perform actions
that he or she considers
right and wise
To act or not to act
Innate; cannot be denied
to a person
PSYCHOLOGICAL FREEDOM
Upholds human dignity
and goodness.
Use the freedom to grow
as a person
MORAL FREEDOM
This is a choice that is deliberately selected based
on a moral standpoint. Basically, they are normative
answers about what we ought to do from a moral
system that we uphold and its moral principles.
These normative answers would take into
consideration the behavior which the society will
accept.
INTELLECTUAL CHOICE
A choice that is borne out of psychological and
emotional considerations. Unlike the previously
discussed type of choice, practical choices are
made when confronted with the actual situation and
are usually affected by the psychological aspect of
the person embroiled in the moral situation or
dilemma.
PRACTICAL CHOICE