Freedom of the Human Person

1. Freedom of the Human
Person
Michael S. Bautista

2. This lesson highlights freedom from the intellectual, political,
spiritual, and economic aspects. To be free is a part of humanity`s
authenticity.
FREEDOM
- Associated with having FREEWILL
- An idea closely related to the concept of LIBERTY
- Freedom to do things that will not, in theory or in practice, be
prevented by other forces.
TYPES OF FREEDOM
CIRCUMSTANTIAL FREEDOM
- is the liberty to accomplish an action without interference from
obstacles.
METAPHYSICAL FREEDOM
- is the power to choose among genuine alternatives

3. PRINCIPLE OF ALTERNATE POSSIBILITIES
- This states that a person is morally responsible for what she has done only if he could have done
otherwise
MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward or punishment for an act or omission in
accordance with one's moral obligations
VIEWS ON FREEDOM AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
LIBERTARIANISM
- Belief that human actions are freely chosen
- We do have metaphysical freedom; we are morally responsible
HARD DETERMINISM
- That all events are caused by past events such that nothing other than what does occur could occur.
COMPATIBILISM
- Belief that freewill and determinism are compatible ideas that it is possible to believe in both
without being logically inconsistent. We are determined and we have moral responsibility
circumstantial freedom is all we need to be morally responsible.
DETERMINISM
- Belief that all human behavior flow genetic or environmental factor that was they have occur very
difficult or impossible to change.