positive freedom Flashcards
● “Freedom to”
● Self-governance or self mastery
● We deal with freedom internally since we determine what action is necessary
● The freedom to create your course of action
POSITIVE FREEDOM
: Originated in India more than 2000 years ago and believed that human life is suffering.
Buddhism
: enlightenment or liberation
Nirvana
: the cycle of birth, life, and death, human life is suffering.
Samsara
Foremost goal of Buddhism
○ To attain —–, we must
detach ourselves from desires of the flesh
nirvana
: we are
responsible for our actions since we can choose between right and wrong
Moral autonomy (immanuel kant)
—— states that an action is morally justified if it applies to every person. This guides us to make moral decisions based on rational decisions.
categorical imperative (immanuel kant)
t or f
Rational autonomy enables moral freedom
true
Focused on the relationship
between freedom and society
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
FREEDOM means —–
in the SOCIAL CONTRACT
PARTICIPATION
Collective will and common interest of the people
General will: