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    The document discusses different types of freedom and autonomy. It defines negative freedom as freedom from interference or coercion, while positive freedom is having control over one's own choices. Autonomy is defined as having the capacity to rule oneself according to one's own laws or motivations. While external situations impact individuals, the concept of autonomy and freedom indicate that people maintain self-awareness and the ability to make choices even in limiting contexts.

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    The document discusses different types of freedom and autonomy. It defines negative freedom as freedom from interference or coercion, while positive freedom is having control over one's own choices. Autonomy is defined as having the capacity to rule oneself according to one's own laws or motivations. While external situations impact individuals, the concept of autonomy and freedom indicate that people maintain self-awareness and the ability to make choices even in limiting contexts.

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    WHAT IS FREEDOM? 1.

    being human
    Definition 2. inheritance from parents
    -exercising our capacity to make decisions without 3. time of birth
    hindrances/interference 4. culture of the society you were born into
    -condition of being free of restraints Your freedom can only operate within a set of
    -possession of civil rights specific “givens” in particular contexts.
    -the capacity to exercise choice

    TWO KINDS OF FREEDOM


    NEGATIVE FREEDOM
    -the absence of interference (physical, verbal or
    use of coercion
    -one is free, in the negative sense, when she does
    not experience either forms of coercion.
    -freedom from any block, coercion, interference
    POSITIVE FREEDOM
    -the absence of interference however you can
    choose to control.
    -a person who is free (positive) has a control or
    mastery of herself and so has the strength to do
    what is good.
    - a person who is free is not allergic to rules and
    regulations.

    BASIC CONCEPTS OF FREEDOM


    1. Practical human actions are always derived from
    certain motives.
    2. “We always have reasons for doing what we do.”
    3. Human actions do not simply happen by chance
    or necessity.
    4. “Man is condemned to be free.”
    5. Freedom is always exercised in a particular
    context.

    WHAT IS AUTONOMY?
    Definition
    - came from two Greek terms autos and nomos
    -therefore it means that a particular entity has the
    capacity to rule itself in accordance to its own laws
    -a country’s self governance; a right of a country to
    be free from coercion and intervention of other
    nations
    -one’s ability to choose in accordance with one’s
    own motivations
    -Autonomy is equivalent to freedom
    -To be autonomous is to have the freedom
    -We feel free because we can sense that in any
    situation, we hold our destiny in our own hands

    SUMMARY
    -Concept of autonomy shows us that external
    situations do not fully control us
    -We are always free in the face of any situation
    because of our consciousness and self-awareness
    -Freedom is dynamic because it is always in
    constant conversation with the past, the present
    and the future

    FREEDOM AND LIMITATION


    Certain facts about yourself that you have no
    control over:

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