FREEDOM &

RESPONSIBILITY
PRESENTED BY: GROUP 2

QUARTER 2- MODULE 1
FREEDOM
WHAT IS FREEDOM?
 FREEDOM
FREEDOM

one’s ability to do whatever he or

she wants to do.
to be free means to do anything,
regardless of their actions’
consequences.
freedom is the ability to exercise
one’s will towards the good.

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

HUMAN
ACTION VS.
ACT OF MAN
HUMAN ACTION

An act that is performed

only by a human being
and thus is proper to
man.
it is voluntary.
appropriate actions of
human beings
FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
 acts of man

ACTS OF MAN

performed also by
animals.
actions shared by humans
and other animals.

Drew Feig | Chemistry 2023

 ARISTOTLE’S DISTINCTION OF

VOLUNTARY &
INVOLUNTARY
ACTIONS
 voluntary
VOLUNTARY ACTIONS actions

these are acts originating from the individual

performing the act using knowledge about
the situations of the act.
it can be classified into two kinds:
-VOLUNTARY
-RELATED TO COMPULSION

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

CLASSIFICATION

RELATED TO
VOLUNTARY COMPULSION
it is considered as mixed of
actions are voluntary and involuntary.
performed from It is more voluntary if the
desire and choice has been
will and reason
performed and involuntary if it
has considered preferences or
alternatives.
FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
 involuntary
INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS actions

are acts done under

- force or coercion and
- ignorance
where the doer failed to understand the effect
and feels sorry on the result.

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

CLASSIFICATION
THROUGH
UNDER IGNORANCE
COMPULSION OF PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES

circumstances which are Example: a man steals

beyond the control of the and ignorant of the law,
agent and contributes arrow or gun shot by
none to the action. mistake.

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

HUMAN
FREEDOM &
OBLIGATION
 HUMAN
HUMAN FREEDOM FREEDOM

Human freedom is understood to be present when one is

choosing a course of action, and he or she is taking full
responsibility for consequence of his actions. Importantly,
this is anchored to the individual’s moral and rational
capacity to discern what is right and wrong.
Freedom can be said to be present if the human
person is free in making choices in the realm of
morality.
FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
 HUMAN
OBLIGATION FREEDOM

Making choices with regards to determining what is the

right thing to do in situations and circumstances in his own
life.
This can be summarized in our Filipino saying, "Buntot mo,
hila mo!" it is taking full responsibility for your actions and
being obliged to do so.

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

INTELLECTUAL
CHOICE VS.
PRACTICAL
CHOICE
 involuntary

INTELLECTUAL CHOICE actions

This is a choice which is deliberately selected based

on a moral standpoint.
Basically, they are normative answers about what we
ought to do from a moral system that we uphold and
its moral principles.
(These normative answers would take into consideration the behavior
which the society will accept. )
FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
 PRACTICAL
PRACTICAL CHOICE CHOICE

a choice which is borne out of psychological

and emotional considerations.
made when confronted with the actual
situation.
A person may be so engulfed by emotions
that he may sometimes fail to make the right
choice.
FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
 GROUP 2

Thank you!