Philosophy Flashcards
(28 cards)
The ability to make choices and perform those choices.
FREEDOM
The ability to be what we want and to decide and create oneself.
FREEDOM
This innate to human person; allows us to enjoy the life given to us.
FREEDOM
It gives us the ability to choose what the best is for ourselves.
FREEDOM
it is the quality or state of being free.
FREEDOM
It is our capacity to choose of what we wanted and an inner awareness of what is right and wrong that is traced to our free will according to Aristotle.
FREEDOM
It is also an intrinsic and an essential property of a human person which basically means, it is a part of our human nature.
FREEDOM
allows us to decide on things we do depending on the situation.
FREE WILL
It is our ability to choose between two different possible courses of action, independently.
FREE WILL
our ability to choose things according to our moral reasoning.
FREE WILL
refers to the absence of any physical restraint. The person has the freedom of mobility to go where he or she wants to go.
PHYSICAL FREEDOM
It allows him or her to act and move in determined manner.
PHYSICAL FREEDOM
You cannot be everywhere at once, but your freedom allows you to move one place to another and to go whenever you want to go.
PHYSICAL FREEDOM
it is also called freedom of choice
PSYCHOLOGICAL FREEDOM
The person is free to perform actions that he or she considers right and wise. A person is also free to act or not to act.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FREEDOM
is innate and cannot be denied to a person. No outside force or influence can compel a person to take action against his or her will.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FREEDOM
refers to using freedom in a manner that upholds human dignity and goodness.
MORAL FREEDOM
A person must use his or her freedom to grow as a person.
MORAL FREEDOM
Two elements that define freedom.
- Voluntariness
- Responsibility
It is the ability of a person to act of his or her own free will and self-determination.
VOLUNTARINESS
A person may decide to do things or not to do it according to his own free will. It also means that even though she/ he is not required to do such things he/she could still do it or take action on it.
VOLUNTARINESS
free acts which can be assigned a corresponding moral value.
VOLUNTARINESS/ Voluntary Acts
refers to the person being accountable for his or her action and their consequences.
RESPONSIBILITY
2 Important factors to consider in the exercise of freedom.
- Prudence
- Self-reflection