Module 2 Flashcards
(41 cards)
A person uses his freedom towards seeking attention and attaining virtue so that they make moral choices by habit.
Personal
It is a thought or behavior that displays high moral standards.
Virtue
This aspect allows us to make choices that you and those around you can live with.
Interpersonal
This aspect allows us to view freedom and mortality in line with the overall purpose of human life–the destination which Lewis refers to in his analogy.
Aspect of the ultimate end
“Freedom is gift.”
Gabriel Marcel
Often regarded as the first French existentialist that who saw freedom as a God-given gift which allows humans to be who they are by making choices that are important to their self-actualization.
Gabriel Marcel
He said that, “being free meant being able to choose according to what we think is right for us and towards achieving the life we hope to have.”
Gabriel Marcel
“Freedom is complementary to reason.”
Aristotle
A classical Greek philosopher and one of the most influential ones of all time who discussed freedom extensively in his ethical doctrines.
Aristotle
He said that practical rationality not only enhances, but emphasizes freedom. He also asserted that freedom and reason are necessary for consciously making sense of things and that human ability for self-direction allows us pursue and achieve our ultimate end.
Aristotle
“Freedom is absolute.”
Jean Paul Sartre
One of the great French philosophers who stated that freedom in human goes beyond freedom from restrictions.
Jean Paul Sartre
According to him, unlike animals, humans are “absolutely free” and have the freedom in terms of their ability to think, to make changes to themselves and their lives and pursue self-actualization and fulfilment.
Jean Paul Sartre
“Freedom demands responsibility.”
Jean Paul Sartre
It refers to a wagon that carries a band through a parade.
Bandwagon
It refers to the tendency for people’s behavior or beliefs to conform to those of the group to which they belong.
Herd mentality
It is the way of life of a particular group of people.
Culture
It encompasses so many aspects from traditions, customs, beliefs, and values, to history, all forms of art, knowledge, religions and even power dynamics among others.
Culture
It is powerful in shaping social and personal decisions, behavior and practice because it provides the basis how and why things are done in a particular way.
Culture
It comes from the word “symbolon” which means “token” or “watchword”.
Symbol
It is a mark, sign or word that indicates, signifies or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship in which people of a particular culture find significant meaning.
Symbol
It is a symbol system that enables members of a shared culture to communicate verbally whether orally or in writing.
Language
These are assumptions or convictions held to be true by an individual or group of people, and grounded in the shared confidence on the truth or existence of something without necessarily requiring proof of it.
Beliefs
These are principles or standards of behavior, and one’s judgment of what is important in life and thus guide and motivate attitudes or actions.
Values