ANTIPOLO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Antipolo, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur

INTERVENTION PLAN IN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY

Topic: The Meaning of Freedom

Objectives from MELC (KSA)
(Least Learned Skills): 1. define freedom,
2. make an acrostic of the word FREEDOM to show its meaning, and
3. exercise prudence in your decision in a given situation.
Short Background of the The Meaning of Freedom
topic What is Freedom?
(What is the lesson - Freedom is an intrinsic and essential property of the person. This means that the
about?) human person by nature is a free being and that it is his or her nature to seek freedom.
An important indication of human freedom is the ability to make choices and perform
actions. Our freedom to act sets us apart from other being.
What do you already Choose the letter of the correct answer.
know? (Short Review –
An Activity) 1. What do you call the ability to make choices and perform?
a. Freedom c. norm
b. Ability d. rules
2. What term refers to the freedom from any physical restraint?
a. Psychological freedom c. Moral Freedom
b. Physical Freedom d. Positive Freedom
3. Which word means the freedom of choice?
a. Psychological Freedom c. Moral Freedom
b. Physical Freedom d. Positive Freedom
4. What word refers to the use of freedom in a manner that upholds human dignity and
goodness?
a. Positive Freedom c. Psychological Freedom
b. Physical Freedom d. Moral Freedom
5. What do you call the freedom that requires active effort on the person who is said to
be free?
a. Physical Freedom c. Positive Freedom
b. Moral Freedom d. Psychological Freedom
Let’s think about this! Activity 1.
(Learning Task#1 – Direction: Answer the following questions below. Please write your answer on the blank.
Write the direction in
each task given) 1. Reflect on the saying “Your freedom ends where my freedom begins”. (at least 2
sentences.)
2. Anna heard from her neighbor that she is kind. How will Anna most likely to act
towards her neighbor after hearing their talk?
3. Share one personal situation that you were into wherein you were able to exercise
your freedom but later on you realized that the consequences brings bad effects.
Let’s Remember Freedom, therefore, means exercising our capacity to make decisions, choose our life path
- Generalization and directs the course of our lives through our own steering.
How much have you What should you do in this situation?
learned? A student has been absent due to sickness as contained in her parents’ letter to you. In
- Learning task# your school, the rule is nobody who has been absent, excused or unexcused, can be admitted
- Give direction in in class unless he/she has an admission slip from the Unit Leader’s Office
each tasks.
Feedback
What’s your score!
- Checking of
Tasks given by
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answers key
found at the end
of the
intervention plan
Let’s apply what you’ve Explain what freedom means by the use letters of FREEDOM.
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ENCLOSURE: Information Sheet

THE MEANING OF FREEDOM

What is Freedom?
Freedom is an intrinsic and essential property of the person. This means that the human
person by nature is a free being and that it is his or her nature to seek freedom. An important
indication of human freedom is the ability to make choices and perform actions. Our freedom to act
sets us apart from other being.
Negative freedom refers to “the absence of interference.” By interference, we mean something
that is intentionally imposed on a person. It may come in the form of “physical coercion” such as
kidnapping or imprisonment, or verbal coercion such as the issuing of threats to another person.
One is free, in the negative sense, when he does not experience either forms of coercion.
Positive freedom on the other hand is not just about the absence of coercion or interference.
It is “more than just being let alone by others.” It is a kind of freedom that requires active effort on
the person who is said to be free. He/She who is free is the one who has the “control or mastery of
himself/herself.” This is freedom from coercion or interference for one to be able to do good. A
concrete example is when I want to attend the barrio fiesta and yet it is examination time so I need
to study for the exams. I am free when I give up the fiesta for the sake of a more important remote
goal. On the other hand, I am not free when deep in my heart I know I should study for the exams
and not be absent yet I go to the fiesta and enjoy and do not study for the exams.
A person who is free (possesses positive freedom) has control or mastery of herself and so has
the strength to do what is good. Policies, rules and regulations are there to ensure the good of every
person. Thus a person who is free is hardly aware of rules and regulations that others think limit a
person’s freedom. A person who is free is not allergic to rules and regulations. Rules and regulations
help her to grow in freedom since freedom is the power or the strength to master himself to do good.
Roberto D. Abella also gave us three kinds of freedom namely, physical, psychological, and
moral freedom.
Physical freedom refers to the absence of any physical restraint. The person has the freedom
of mobility to go where he or she wants to go. He or she is not impeded in his or her actions by any
physical force. Granted that the person has natural limitations, physical freedom allows him or her
to act and move in a determined.
Psychological freedom is also called freedom of choice. 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 a person. No outside force or influence can compel a person to take
against his or her will.
Lastly, Moral freedom refers to using freedom in a manner that upholds human dignity and
goodness. Freedom is not an object that a person may use in whatever way he or she pleases. A
person must use his or her freedom to grow as a person. A person becomes freer when he or she
uses freedom well, but becomes less free when he or she uses it in a bad way.
Freedom as Choosing for Oneself that Leads to Personality Consolidation
One of the main precursors of this movement is Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), a Danish
philosopher. He was one of the first to articulate one of the difficult insights on freedom in the
existentialist sense. Freedom is related to our capacity to choose. According to Kierkegaard, “in
choosing, the personality is consolidated.”
According to Kierkegaard, when we allow dominant forces or personalities around us to
choose for ourselves the most important aspects of our lives – our career path, whom to marry,
whether to marry or not marry, whom to befriend, our faith or religion, where to settle and live for
the most part of our adult lives – ourselves remain inauthentic. These are the questions that
determine the important turning points of our life story. Therefore, they must be carefully
discerned. The answers should largely come from your own resolve and decision. As soon as we
take over the steering wheel of our lives and direct them according to the choices we make, our
identity, which we are, begins to be consolidated or integrated. We are no longer this listless twig or
driftwood that simply gets tossed by the wind. The actions and small decisions that we make every
day cohere together based on those goals and aspirations that we have chosen for ourselves.
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Freedom, therefore, means exercising our capacity to make decisions, choose our life path
and directs the course of our lives through our own steering.