man and freedom Flashcards
you saw something good in a thing that you keep on choosing it even though you know it’s bad for you
human freedom
you think you want something but you are actually just trained to like something
surface freedom
true or false: it is the fault of the victim if they were fooled
false; if there is deception, the victim is innocent/cannot be held accountable
freedom of choice
- questioning
- distancing oneself
- valuing
doing something because you wanted to
self-possession
bf skinner; reinforcement can mold one’s behavior; structures influence my choice (genetic, biological, and physical structures, environmental structures)
total determinism
why is freedom important
in order to be responsible for our actions; our practices of praise and blame presuppose that we are free
something is wrong with society which causes behavior
sociological determinism
the all-knowing characteristic of god contradicts the idea of human free will
theological determinism
pertains to the belief that actions are pre-determined based on one’s most urgent need
psychological determinism
limitations of historicity
- i can question my own environmental structures. i revolt
- i can achieve distance from the external demands and forces. i can hesitate, reflect, challenge
jean-paul sartre; man is structure, for itself, transparent, continuously projecting itself
absolute freedom
skinner
- historicity
- structure
sartre
free questioning