philosophical views on freedom Flashcards
liberty to accomplish an action without any interference
circumstantial freedom
power to choose among “genuine alternatives”; acting independently of prior casual factors
metaphysical freedom
believes every event in the world is brought about by underlying causes or factors
determinism
asserts that man may have circumstantial freedom, but doesn’t have metaphysical freedom
determinism
believes that human actions are freely chosen; indeterminism
libertarianism
asserts that we have metaphysical freedom
libertarianism
believes that free will and determinism are compatible ideas; we are determined and we have moral responsibilty
compatibilism
emphasises that existence of the person as a free and responsible agent
existentialism
Father of existentialism
soren kierkegaard
3 stages of leap of faith
aesthetic stage, ethical stage, theological stage
physical and external standards serve as the basis
aesthetic stage
consciousness in terms of moral aspects in life; good or bad
ethical stage
individual seeks for a supreme being
theological stage
“man is not free because he is determined by his historicity”
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
he believed that man has no historicity
Jean-Paul Sartre
his philosophy focused on the absurd, the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning of life
Albert Camus
