MAN AND FREEDOM Flashcards
TRUE or FALSE: there is freedom because there is no feeling of freedom
FALSE; there is a feeling of freedom
TRUE or FALSE: the object of the will is good
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: only unconditional good can stop the freedom of the will
TRUE
does absolute freedom due to ignorance nullifies freedom of choice
yes
how can we exercise freedom
self-possession and freedom of choice
questioning, distancing oneself, valuing
freedom of choice
total determinism is by
B.F Skinner
reinforcement can mold one’s behavior
total determinism
YES or NO: does structures influence one’s choice in total determinism
YES
what are these structures in total determinism
genetics, biological, physical structures; environmental structures (culture, psychological development); external forces demanding the creation of needs and values
this freedom states that you can do what you want to but what if ‘what you will’ is not under your control
surface freedom
why is freedom important
we need freedom so we can be responsible for our actions
something is wrong with society which causes bad behavior
sociological determinism
the abuse excuse, media violence, rock lyrics, and different cultural mores
examples of sociological determinism
The “all-knowing” characteristic of God contradicts the idea of human free will
theological determinism
This pertains to the belief that actions are predetermined based on one’s most urgent need
psychological determinism
I can question my own environmental structures, I can revolt & I can achieve distance from the external demands and forces, I can hesitate, reflect, challenge
Limitations of Historicity
who said that a man is structureless, for-itself, transparent and continuously projecting it-self
Jean-Paul Sarte
“Man does not exist in order to be free subsequently; there is no difference between the being of man and his being free”
Absolute Freedom
Why is Sartre against determinism?
- Existence is resistance; Freedom is the struggle against what is given
- Man is not tied down by his past or the choices he made in his past
- There is no limitation to one’s identify, my own identity, my ow essence
I have an ability to question, to negate, to achieve a distance from necessity - No structure, no misery, no pain
free questioning
Sartre - absolute freedom
historicity and structure
skinner - total determinism
“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is the ability to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance”
Victor Frankl
are structures offerings of the world?
Yes
TRUE or FALSE: You may or may not take structures
True
TRUE or FALSE: I can question myself, myself as a knower, myself as a lover due to my values/structures
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: Through freedom, I can create structures to share to the world: My life project
FALSE; through STRUCTURES
TRUE or FALSE: Man is a freedom within a structure
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: anxiety is like being alone in a forbidden room
TRUE
when we have freedom there is no escape
true
