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Freedom in The Context of Morality

John Paul Sartre assumes the idea of radical freedom, which is that people are condemned to be free and have choice in every aspect of their lives. According to Sartre, people are never compelled or determined and are totally free and responsible for their actions. Freedom is defined as having the ability to act or change without constraint. There are three kinds of freedom: physical freedom which is freedom of mobility; psychological freedom which is freedom of choice; and moral freedom which refers to using freedom in a way that upholds human dignity and goodness.

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Freedom in The Context of Morality

John Paul Sartre assumes the idea of radical freedom, which is that people are condemned to be free and have choice in every aspect of their lives. According to Sartre, people are never compelled or determined and are totally free and responsible for their actions. Freedom is defined as having the ability to act or change without constraint. There are three kinds of freedom: physical freedom which is freedom of mobility; psychological freedom which is freedom of choice; and moral freedom which refers to using freedom in a way that upholds human dignity and goodness.

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FREEDOM IN THE

CONTEXT OF MORALITY
What is Freedom? What is the
essence of freedom?
◦ The ability to make choices and perform those
choices.
◦ The ability to be what we want and to decide
and create oneself.
 

John Paul Sartre, an existentialist Philosopher, assumes
the idea of Radical freedom, by claiming that man is
condemned to be free. Man is an unconstrained free moral
agent in the sense that he always has a choice in every
aspect of his life. According to John Paul Sartre ,“Man is
nothing but that which he makes of himself.” Thus, man is
never compelled or determined, he is totally free and
therefore, totally responsible for all the things that he
does. In other words, in every choice that we take, we are
taking control and assuming full responsibility of our
actions. (p.64 Introduction to the Philosophy of the
Human Person, by; Sioco and Vinzons, Vibal)
Freedom itself
 
“Freedom is generally defined as having the ability to
act or change without constraint-Wikipedia” Someone
or something is “free” if he/it can do or change
anything effortlessly and responsibly. A person or an
animal has the freedom to do things that will not, in
theory, or practice, be prevented by other forces. But
freedom has its particular limitations beyond himself
because he is bound by consequences of his actions
either to promote goodness or destruction to himself
or other persons.

 
Two concepts that will help us fully understand freedom:

Physical 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
enables him or her to act and move in determined
manner. You cannot be everywhere at once, but your
freedom allows you to move one place to another and
to go whenever you want to go.

KINDS OF FREEDOM
Psychological Freedom

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 to a person. No outside force or
influence can compel a person to take action
against his or her will.
Moral Freedom
 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 wicked way. Humans have a natural inclination for what is
right and moral, and when a person uses his or her freedom to do acts

that violates human dignity and goodness, he or she dehumanizes


himself or herself and effectively negates human freedom.

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