TWO (2) ELEMENTS OF HUMAN FREEDOM

Question 1

– refers to the ability of a person to act out of his own free will and self – determination
- a person may decide to act or not to act, and these decisions are made out of his own free will
- a person may act even if he is not required or called to take action

Answer 1

Voluntariness

Question 2

– refers to the person being accountable for his actions and their consequences
- can either mean a person voluntarily taking responsibility for his own action, or being held responsible by other people
- can have positive or negative meaning, and goes hand – in – hand with volutariness in determining the morality of an action

Answer 2

Responsibility