Understanding Human Freedom and Responsibility Flashcards
branch of ethics that studies the nature of morality
meta-ethics
One of those which merit our attention is the concepts of
FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” - by?
-Mahatma Gandhi
the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action
Freedom
Types of Freedom
- Internal Freedom
- Self-Freedom
- External Freedom
- Political Freedom
- Collective Freedom
- Spiritual Freedom
hidden core of our being and unknowable by others
Internal Freedom
finding oneself
Self-Freedom
normal and common freedoms expected in daily life
External Freedom
certain rights of action and limits to government power
Political Freedom
ideology of collective unity that prescribes distinct social and moral values and objectives for all
Collective Freedom
comes from striving for a complete identification with God
Spiritual Freedom
to satisfactorily perform or complete a task
duty or obligation
“Responsibility is the price of freedom”
-Elbert Hubbard
“With great power comes great responsibility”
-Spiderman
What can be established in a court on the basis of evidence subject to additional legal criteria
Legal
What the person actually did (truth, discovery) subject to further moral criteria
Moral
KINDS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Role Responsibility
- Causal Responsibility
- Liability Responsibility
- Capacity Responsibility
The duties one has for doing various things which come with occupying a certain role in society
Role Responsibility
What caused something to happen
Casual Responsibility
Who is liable for something’s happening?
Liability Responsibility
The capacity of a person to be held liability responsible for their actions.
Capacity Responsibility
Max Scheler’s Hierarchy of Values
Values of the Holy, Spiritual Values, Vital Values, Pleasure Values
Values independent of the whole sphere of the body and of the environment.
Spiritual Values
The pleasant against the unpleasant. The agreeable against the unagreeable.
Pleasure Values