Freedom of Choice - Notes PDF

## Freedom of Choice - **A** **freedom** **of** **choice** **is** **innate** **and** **cannot** **be** **denied** **as** **a** **person** - **Ex.** **Freedom** **to** **choose** **your** **friends** - **Moral** **Freedom** - **Using** **freedom** **in** **a** **manner** **that...

## Freedom of Choice - **A** **freedom** **of** **choice** **is** **innate** **and** **cannot** **be** **denied** **as** **a** **person** - **Ex.** **Freedom** **to** **choose** **your** **friends** - **Moral** **Freedom** - **Using** **freedom** **in** **a** **manner** **that** **upholds** **human** **dignity** **and** **goodness** - **Ex.** - **Doing** **charitable** **works** - **Being** **sensitive** **to** **the** **needs** **of** **others** - **Positive** **and** **Negative** **Freedom** - **With** **responsible** **manner** ## Absolute Freedom - **No** **form** **of** **hindrance** **that** **would** **prevent** **from** **what** **you** **want** ## To Exist! - **For** **Sartre,** **the** **human** **person** **builds** **the** **road** **to** **the** **destiny** **of** **his/her** **choosing** **he/she** **is** **the** **creator** **stem** **from** **this** **principle.** **Existence** **precedes** **experience.** - **Emphasizes** **the** **importance** **of** **free** **individual** **choice,** **regardless** **of** **the** **power** **of** **other** **people** **to** **influence** **and** **coerce** **our** **desires,** **belief,** **and** **decisions.** - **•** **Thomas** **Hobbes,** **Jean-Jacques** **Rousseau** **and** **John** **Locke** - **(Theory** **of** **Social** **Contract)** - **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** ## Kinds of Freedom 1. **Physical** **Freedom** - **Refers** **to** **the** **absence** **of** **any** **physical** **restraint** 2. **Psychological Freedom** ## St. Thomas Aquinas - **(Freedom in Spirituality and (Love))** - **Is** **the** **manner** **intellectual** **being** **seek** **universal** **goodness.** - **Considers** **the** **human** **being** **as** **a** **moral** **agent** - **Our** **spirituality** **separates** **us** **from** **animal's** **it** **delineates** **moral** **dimension.** - **Of** **our** **fulfillment** **in** **an** **action** - **Through** **our** **spirituality,** **we** **have** **a** **conscience.** **Whether** **choose** **to** **be:** - **...good** **or** **evil** **becomes** **our** **responsibility** - **Summa Theologica** **-** **book** - **Establishes** **the** **existence** **of** **God** **as** **a** **first** **cause.** **And** **as** **God's** **creations,** **human** **beings** **have** **the** **unique** **power** **to** **change** **themselves** **and** **things** **around** **them** **for** **the** **better** - **-We** **have** **a** **conscience** **because** **of** **our** **spirituality.** ## Jean Paul Sartre - **(Individual Freedom)** - **Existentialism** **is** **a** **philosophical** **movement** **known** **for** **its** **inquiry** **on** **human** **existence** **which** **means** ## Freedom of the Human Person (Part 1) - **Freedom** - **Human** **capacity** **to** **act** **(or** **not** **to** **act)** **as** **we** **choose** **or** **prefer** **without** **any** **external** **compulsion** **or** **restraint** **to** **make** **choices** **and** **preferences** - **Animals** - **Responds** **to** **commands** - **Trained** **and** **conditioned** **to** **perform** **act** **instinctively** - **Human Person** - **Can** **choose** **the** **course** **of** **action** **to** **take** **when** **given** **a** **stimulus** **of** **or** **faced** **with** **a** **certain** **task.** - **Aristotle** - **Eg:** **task** **of** **cleaning** **room** - **(Power of Volition)** - **In** **this** **sense** **is** **the** **faculty** **or** **power** **to** **use** **or** **discharge** **one's** **will** - **The** **happiness** **of** **every** **human** **being** **is** **in** **his** **own** **hands** **to** **preserve** **and** **develop**