Lesson 1: Human Freedom Flashcards
is a social and political concept which has great significance in how people participate in society
Freedom or liberty
is basically the ability to MAKE CHOICES and PERFORM ACTIONS
freedom
outline and define the freedom that people will be enjoying and freedoms they must surrender as a member of society
social contract
an individual is free from oppression, compulsion, or coercion from other people
freedom
on political and social context
Two types of liberties in political freedom:
- positive liberty
- negative liberty
a person taking control of his/her own life and fulfilling one’s potential
positive liberty
freedom from external restraint, barriers, and other interferences from other people
negative liberty
political ideologies influenced by human liberty:
- liberalism
- libertarianism
- socialism
preservation of individual rights and stresses the role of the government in protecting these civil liberties
liberalism
believes that the individual, is the best judge in upholding and exercising rights
libertarianism
freedom to acquire economic resources and the ability to work and act according to one’s desires
socialism
two types of rights:
- natural rights
- legal rights
refers to rights which are innate in the person such as the right to life
natural rights
based on the society’s custom is and laws that enacted by legislation and enforced by a government
legal rights
what is the theological view on freedom?
freedom from sin and living a life of righteousness
capacity of a person to act or exert control over his/her behavior
human agency
human freedom is expressed in two ways:
- free will
- free action
the capacity to choose from alternative courses of action or decision
free will
are voluntary actions, where an individual has motive and full knwoledge of the action
human acts
are involuntary actions. These actions that occur naturally in the human being such as the functioning of the senses and actions that occur w/o knowledge of the agent
acts of man
freedom to perform an action without any obstacle or hindrances
free action
various ways that people can exercise free will and free action:
- faculties model
- hierarchal model
- reason-response view
- refers to free will as the use of our mental faculties
- assumes that we have free will due to our intellect
faculties model
- free will based on human wants and desires
- exercises free will when he/she identifies one desire as acceptable and decides to act on it
hierarchal model
man has free will because he/she is able to entertain reasons not to enact on a certain decision and act upon them when the need arises
reason-responsive view
constraints on free action:
external and internal factors
may restrict free action, may include the weather, accidents, or poverty
external factors
free will include certain methods that cloud a person’s judgement such as manipulation and brainwashing
internal factors
believes that every event in the world is brought about by underlying causes or factors
determinism
the things we say or do, to a certain extent, are influenced by:
- socioeconomic situation
- culture
- people we have been interacting with
believes society imposes certain controls on people, and that man is essentially constrained by social institutions
marxist philosophy
refers to a person’s status of deserving praise and reward or blame and punishment for an action
moral responsibility
establishes that all good, moral actions will result in rewards such as blessings and salvation
christian doctrine
are result or an effect of our actions
consequences
is an act of making good judgement that allows a person to avoid risks
prudence
