THE HUMAN PERSON AS A FREE BEING Freedom is Absolute

Reported by: The human person is “absolute free”

Margallo, Jessa Mae J. -Jean Paul Sartre’s

Querol, Nouvelles Freedom Demands Responsibility

“You are free”

What is a Human Person? -Jean Paul Sartre

 Rational Freedom is the capacity to choose, that even

not choosing is a choice.
 Free
Lao Tzu advocated that a person can and
 Material
should choose to act, but his or her actions
 Spiritual should be that which would result in harmony.

Man as a Free Being

A person has the freedom to do or not to do

a specific action.

Man as a Material Being

• A person needs material things to

sustain his or her physiologic and
emotional needs.

Man as a Spiritual Being

• Man is created by the image and

likeness of God.

Philosophical Insights of Freedom

Freedom is a Gift

Freedom is the ability to act significantly.

-Gabriel Marcel

It is a gift given to us by God.

Freedom is Complementary to Reason

“Human person as a moral agent must exercise

practical rationality in order to determine how
to pursue his or her ultimate end.”

-Aristotle