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Lesson 1: Human Freedom Flashcards

1
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is a social and political concept which has great significance in how people participate in society

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Freedom or liberty

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2
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is basically the ability to MAKE CHOICES and PERFORM ACTIONS

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freedom

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3
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outline and define the freedom that people will be enjoying and freedoms they must surrender as a member of society

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social contract

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4
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an individual is free from oppression, compulsion, or coercion from other people

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freedom

on political and social context

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5
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Two types of liberties in political freedom:

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  1. positive liberty
  2. negative liberty
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a person taking control of his/her own life and fulfilling one’s potential

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positive liberty

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7
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freedom from external restraint, barriers, and other interferences from other people

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negative liberty

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8
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political ideologies influenced by human liberty:

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  1. liberalism
  2. libertarianism
  3. socialism
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9
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preservation of individual rights and stresses the role of the government in protecting these civil liberties

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liberalism

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10
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believes that the individual, is the best judge in upholding and exercising rights

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libertarianism

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11
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freedom to acquire economic resources and the ability to work and act according to one’s desires

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socialism

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12
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two types of rights:

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  1. natural rights
  2. legal rights
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13
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refers to rights which are innate in the person such as the right to life

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natural rights

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14
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based on the society’s custom is and laws that enacted by legislation and enforced by a government

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legal rights

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15
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what is the theological view on freedom?

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freedom from sin and living a life of righteousness

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16
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capacity of a person to act or exert control over his/her behavior

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human agency

17
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human freedom is expressed in two ways:

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  • free will
  • free action
18
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the capacity to choose from alternative courses of action or decision

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free will

19
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are voluntary actions, where an individual has motive and full knwoledge of the action

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human acts

20
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are involuntary actions. These actions that occur naturally in the human being such as the functioning of the senses and actions that occur w/o knowledge of the agent

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acts of man

21
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freedom to perform an action without any obstacle or hindrances

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free action

22
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various ways that people can exercise free will and free action:

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  • faculties model
  • hierarchal model
  • reason-response view
23
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  • refers to free will as the use of our mental faculties
  • assumes that we have free will due to our intellect
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faculties model

24
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  • free will based on human wants and desires
  • exercises free will when he/she identifies one desire as acceptable and decides to act on it
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hierarchal model

25
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man has free will because he/she is able to entertain reasons not to enact on a certain decision and act upon them when the need arises

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reason-responsive view

26
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constraints on free action:

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external and internal factors

27
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may restrict free action, may include the weather, accidents, or poverty

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external factors

28
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free will include certain methods that cloud a person’s judgement such as manipulation and brainwashing

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internal factors

29
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believes that every event in the world is brought about by underlying causes or factors

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determinism

30
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the things we say or do, to a certain extent, are influenced by:

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  • socioeconomic situation
  • culture
  • people we have been interacting with
31
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believes society imposes certain controls on people, and that man is essentially constrained by social institutions

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marxist philosophy

32
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refers to a person’s status of deserving praise and reward or blame and punishment for an action

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moral responsibility

33
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establishes that all good, moral actions will result in rewards such as blessings and salvation

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christian doctrine

34
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are result or an effect of our actions

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consequences

35
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is an act of making good judgement that allows a person to avoid risks

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prudence

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