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What is the basis of the individual's freedom?
What is the basis of the individual's freedom?
- Man's transcendent dignity (correct)
- The state's recognition
- The exercise of moral responsibility
- The common good
What is the relationship between human nature and God?
What is the relationship between human nature and God?
- God's nature is reflected in human nature
- The essence and existence of man are unrelated to God
- The essence and existence of man are constitutively related to God (correct)
- Human nature is separate from God's nature
What is the purpose of human freedom?
What is the purpose of human freedom?
- To assert one's own truth
- To follow one's own moral code
- To serve peace and the freedom of each human individual (correct)
- To pursue individual interests
What is the condition for morally good acts?
What is the condition for morally good acts?
What is the limitation to individual freedom?
What is the limitation to individual freedom?
What is distinctive of human nature?
What is distinctive of human nature?
What is the relationship between human dignity and freedom?
What is the relationship between human dignity and freedom?
What is the basis of moral responsibility?
What is the basis of moral responsibility?
What is the concept of freedom according to the text?
What is the concept of freedom according to the text?
What is the principle behind the Universal Right to Use the Goods of the Earth?
What is the principle behind the Universal Right to Use the Goods of the Earth?
What is the role of justice in the distribution of goods?
What is the role of justice in the distribution of goods?
What is the significance of the concept of moral responsibility in the text?
What is the significance of the concept of moral responsibility in the text?
What is the relationship between human dignity and freedom?
What is the relationship between human dignity and freedom?
What is the underlying principle of the Universal Destination of Goods?
What is the underlying principle of the Universal Destination of Goods?
What is the significance of self-knowledge in the context of human dignity and freedom?
What is the significance of self-knowledge in the context of human dignity and freedom?
What is the relationship between human rights and the Universal Destination of Goods?
What is the relationship between human rights and the Universal Destination of Goods?
What is the underlying message in the biblical verse about the 'slack hand' and the 'diligent hand'?
What is the underlying message in the biblical verse about the 'slack hand' and the 'diligent hand'?
According to the tradition, what is the significance of poverty in the human situation?
According to the tradition, what is the significance of poverty in the human situation?
What is the characteristic of the 'rich man' in this perspective?
What is the characteristic of the 'rich man' in this perspective?
What is the role of human intelligence in the right to private property?
What is the role of human intelligence in the right to private property?
What is one of the conditions for civil liberty, according to the text?
What is one of the conditions for civil liberty, according to the text?
What is the relationship between economic efficiency and human development in solidarity?
What is the relationship between economic efficiency and human development in solidarity?
What is the significance of the Jubilee in the context of land ownership?
What is the significance of the Jubilee in the context of land ownership?
What is the moral dimension of the economy concerned with?
What is the moral dimension of the economy concerned with?
Study Notes
Human Dignity and Freedom
- Human freedom finds its basis in man's transcendent dignity, which is reflected in the relational and social dimensions of human nature.
- Freedom is a power given by God to act or not to act, and to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility.
Respect for Freedom
- Freedom must be recognized and protected by civil authority within the limits of the common good and a just public order.
- The freedom of the individual finds its basis in the recognition of the freedom of others.
- Respect for freedom sets a limit to one's own freedom.
Economy and Society
- Economic activity should have a moral character, directed to the good of all men and all peoples.
- The Universal Destination of Goods principle states that God destined the earth and all it contains for all people to share fairly under the guidance of justice tempered by charity.
Private Property and Morality
- Private property is a gift from God to be administered and shared.
- The moral dimension of the economy shows that economic efficiency and human development in solidarity are intertwined.
- Private property constitutes one of the conditions for civil liberty and extends human freedom.
Biblical Principles
- Leviticus 25:8-10 discusses the Year of Jubilee, where men return to their families and lands, and buying and selling are based on time up to the Jubilee.
- Proverbs 10:4 states that "a slack hand brings poverty, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth."
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