Freedom of the Human Person PDF

 Freedom of the Human Person GROUP 3  FREEDOM ✓ The human capacity to act (or not to act) as we ✓ Important indication of human choose or prefer without freedom is the ability to MAKE CHOICES and PERFORM...

 Freedom of the Human Person GROUP 3  FREEDOM ✓ The human capacity to act (or not to act) as we ✓ Important indication of human choose or prefer without freedom is the ability to MAKE CHOICES and PERFORM ACTIONS. ✓ It is an intrinsic and essential property of a person.  ANIMAL Respond to commands Trained and conditioned to perform HUMAN PERSON Act instinctively (actions are predetrmined can choose the course of responses to certain action to take when given stimuli) a stimulus or faced with a certain situation.  Aristotle (The Power of Volition) ❑ Volition in this sense is the faculty or power to use or discharge one’s will. ❑ If there were no intellect, there would be no will. The will of humanity is an instrument of free choice.  Aristotle (The Power of Volition) ❑ The happiness of every human being is in his own hands, to preserve and develop, or to cast away. ❑ a human being is rational. Reason is a divine characteristic.  St. Thomas Aquinas (Freedom is spirituality and love) ❑ is the manner intellectual beings seek universal goodness. It is a condition of the will arising from our nature being in the kind of world that we inhabit. ❑ St. Thomas considers the human being as a moral agent  St. Thomas Aquinas (Freedom is spirituality and love) ❑ Our spirituality separates us from animals; it delineates moral dimension of our fulfillment in an action. Through our spirituality, we have a conscience. Whether we choose to be “good” or “evil” becomes our responsibility.  Jean Paul Sartre (Individual Freedom) ❑ Existentialism is a philosophical movement known for its inquiry on human existence, which means “to exist”. ❑ For Sartre, the human person builds the road to the destiny of his/her choosing; he/she is the creator  Jean Paul Sartre (Individual Freedom) ❑ Sartre’s Existentialism stems from this principle: existence precedes essences. ❑ Sartre emphasizes the importance of free individual choice, regardless of the power of other people to influence and coerce our desires, beliefs, and decisions.  Jean Paul Sartre (Individual Freedom) ❑ Freedom means exercising our capacity to make decisions, change our life path and direct the course of our lives through our own steering. ❑ Freedom is something that is exercised through our CHOICES Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke (Theory of Social Contract) ❑ Hobbes, Rousseau and Locke define the freedom of an individual in the context of having a government to rule them (contract), which is the basis of notion of moral obligation and duty. ❑ Social Contract- an agreement where individuals sacrifice an amount of their freedom and submit to a higher authority. Is the mandatory wearing of face mask a violation of our FREEDOM? Was political freedom and freedom of speech appropriately exercised on the following images? 1. Freedom is spirituality and love 2. The Power of Volition 3. Individual Freedom 4. Theory of Social Contract Kinds of Freedom  2. PSYCHOLOGICAL FREEDOM 1. PHYSICAL FREEDOM - Also called as “freedom of - Refers to the absence choice”. of any PHYSICAL - The person is free to perform actions that he/she considers RESTRAINT. - The right and wise. person has the - A person is also free to act or freedom of mobility to not to act. go where he/ she - Psychological freedom is INNATE and CANOT BE DENIED wants to go. AS A PERSON.  Using freedom in a 3. MORAL manner that upholds FREEDOM human dignity and goodness. ABSOLUT no form of E hindrance that would prevent FREEDOM from doing what you want. CHOICES Freedom comes with great responsibilities ❑ Freedom is the power to be what you want to be and the ability to decide and create your self. ❑ Many of the characteristics that define our personality are often a product of our choices. ❖ Freedom is rooted in the human person’s self determination and the exercise of intellect and free will. ❑ Freedom requires a degree of control from the person who exercises it ❑ To lose control of oneself diminishes human freedom and dehumanizes the person  What makes us free? How does freedom shape our experiences?  1.Voluntariness- refers to the ability of a 2 Elements person to act out of that define his/ her own free will and self freedom: determination.  2. Responsibility- refers to the person being accountable for his/ her actions and their 2 Elements consequence. that define ❑ A person who had no awareness of the effect of his/ freedom: her actions can be considered as acting with diminished freedom.  Understanding the The Nature of the importance of being Choices We Make prudent in making choices, you will realize The Act of Making that any deliberate act of a Choice choosing involves evaluating the alternatives.  Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with Ethics the systematic questioning and critical examination of the underlying principles of morality.  Intellectual Choice – This is a Intellectual choice which is deliberately selected based on a moral standpoint. Choice vs. Practical Practical Choice – a choice Choice which is borne out of psychological and emotional considerations  Process Mercury is the Saturn is the ringed smallest planet planet Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Venus has a Mars is a very cold beautiful name place  Moral Dilemma ❑ Moral dilemmas are situations where persons, ❑ Dilemma- a situation who are called “moral where a person is forced agents” in ethics, are forced to choose between two or to choose between two or more conflicting options, more conflicting options, neither of which resolves the neither of which is situation in a morally acceptable. acceptable manner.  Did you know? 34% Mercury Mercury is the smallest planet 46% Venus Venus has a beautiful name 16% Saturn Follow the link in the graph to modify its data and then Saturn is the ringed paste the new one here. For more info, click here planet  Relations between concepts Mercury is a Mars is a cold Jupiter is a gas small planet place giant Venus is a hot Only Saturn has planet rings The learning process Mercury is the Saturn is the ringed 1 smallest planet 4 planet Venus has a beautiful Jupiter is the biggest 2 name 5 planet Mars is a very cold Neptune is far from 3 place 6 the Sun Exams and retakes calendar 1 2 3 Saturn Saturn is a gas giant 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 with rings 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Neptune 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Neptune is far from the Sun 25 26 27 28 29 30 Evaluate and Exercise Prudence in Choice Always remember that when we make choices, we make choices not for ourselves but also for the things that will affect that choice. Choices: Consequences and Sacrifices We must take into consideration the necessary sacrifices that we must take for us to grow. How can I exercise my freedom in a responsible and beneficial manner?  ❖ Limiting personal ❖ Human freedom, freedom requires sacrifice though essential is to certain self interests NOT ABSOLUTE and accept certain realities that are beyond control. ❖ Human freedom should be exercised ❖ Our sense of right and with control and a wrong guides us on recognizing and deciding recognition of on the limitations to our reasonable limits. freedom. ❑ Freedom should ❑ In exercising our also be exercised freedom, we should with regard for also recognize and knowledge and truth. uphold not only our individual freedom but ❑ It is necessary to also the freedom of cultivate the others intellectual virtue of PRUDENCE in making ❑ Freedom should be sound choice. exercised with due regard for the welfare of other persons. Quiz no. 1 Direction: Analyze the following situations. Give your recommendations on how the persons involved can exercise freedom more responsibly. 1. Julia's family is well-known for being wealthy and influential. However, her tamily faced hard times in the previous year. Her father's business closed and they were forced to sell most of their possessions and live a much simpler life. Julia, however, wishes to maintain her image among her friends. She has resorted to borrowing money from relatives in order to keep up with her well-off barkada. 2. Mang Tony's meat stall has been very profitable these days. It turns out that he has been tampering with the weighing scales and has been selling less meat at increased prices. One time, some meat went stale and he decided to mix it with the other fresh meat so he could still sell it. 3. Bernard was asked by his teacher to photocopy handouts and reading materials in their English class. His teacher unknowingly inserted a copy of the final exam in the stack of papers she gave to Bernard. When he saw the copy of the final exam, Bernard quickly took it and placed it in his bag. 4. Gladys was very angry when she heard that her friend Julia was spreading mean gossip about her in school. When Gladys found out that Julia has been pretending to be rich when in fact her family is now poor, she contacted her friends and told them about it. Reflect What is the most significant decision that you have made in your life so far? Describe how this has affected you.