Lesson 5 Reporting
Lesson 5 Reporting
Lesson 5 Reporting
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LESSON 5
OBJECTIVES:
• What is freedom?
• Are we free?
• What is the real essence of freedom?
Honing the Potential
Philosophical Dialogue
Introduction:
“A life without freedom is to be like a bird without wings, to be like a
ship without a propeller, it is nothing but like a rainbow without color.”
- Almond Augustine
History has a lot to teach us about freedom and slavery, from the
time of Moses and the Hebrews in Egypt to the gladiators in
ancient Rome and the Atlantic Slave Trade. These events help us
understand the importance of the freedom we have today, which
is the same freedom our forefathers fought for and died for. Our
freedom comes with a certain degree of responsibility, as to be
free is to be responsible for our freedom.
What is freedom?
Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
without hindrance or restraint. It is associated with having free will
and being without undue or unjust constraints. To most reasonable
people, freedom means more than just 'free to do whatever one
wants'. It also stands for securing an equal opportunity for life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom does not mean the
right to do as one pleases until one's choices start to infringe on
another person's freedom.
Types of freedom
1. Freedom from
- a freedom from the constraints of society. This is the
freedom to either willingly conform or deviate from the
norms, values, and traditions of a given society.
Types of freedom
2. Freedom to
- a freedom to do what we want to do. To be able to do
what we want without any hindrance is one of the greatest
pleasures in life.
Types of freedom
3. Freedom to be
- a freedom, not just to do what we want, but a freedom to
be who we were meant to be. In other words, this is our
freedom to fulfill our destiny.
Freedom that is
enunciated in the Bill of
rights:
Freedom of the press
The government cannot interfere with the printing and
distribution of information or opinions, but can limit it
by libel and copyright laws.
Freedom of assembly
The right to freedom of association is a human right, a
political freedom and a civil liberty, which can be
limited by laws that protect public safety.
Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech, press, association, assembly and
petition does not include expression that defames,
causes panic, creates fighting words, incites people to
crime, creates sedition, or is obscene.
Freedom of speech
People have the right to express their opinions publicly
without government interference, but this does not
extend to hate speech, advertising, child pornography.
Freedom of religion
“The Fuhrer alone is the present and future of German reality and
its law. Learn to know ever more deeply: from now on every
single thing demands decision, and every action responsibility.”
- Martin Heidegger
“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a
way that respects and enhance the freedom of others.”
-Nelson Mandela
“True liberty is only for what is good and never for what is evil; it
is always in consonance with reason and the upright and honest
conscience of the individual.”
He further said, “The thief is not free when he steals for he allows
himself to be led by evil and becomes a slave to his passions.
When he is punished, it is precisely because he did use true
liberty.”
-Apolinario Mabini
Free will and Determinism
Jean Jacques Rousseau believes that man is born free, but this
freedom comes with limitations due to internal and external
factors. Each free person has a chain of their own, such as
poverty, the law, traditions and customs, and the past. Despite
these chains, we all have the freedom to live with our chains or
break free from them and live a life that is not determined by
outside forces. Rousseau's concept of freedom reminds us that
our freedom no matter how limited it is, always comes with a
cost.
Freedom and Responsibility
Nelson Mandela once said that freedom and responsibility are
two sides of the same coin. Freedom is the ability to set one's
schedule and make decisions, while responsibility is being
held accountable for one's actions. The life of a student is a
continuous reminder of their academic freedom, but it also
comes with responsibility. The Philippine government upholds
academic freedom by designing public education to be free,
but students must reflect on this reality and become more
responsible for the freedom and privilege they get from the
government.
“Responsibility is the price of freedom.”
“To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man
is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the
greater when he might have the less.”
. - Plato
Have you ever been caught in a dilemma, or have found
yourself in two undesirable choices? When you are
vegetarian and you were offered pork and fish, when you
woke up late, will you choose to skip your breakfast so
that you won’t be late for school, or you’ll still eat your
breakfast, and hold the consequence of being late? Either
way, you’ll be faced with a consequence, but this principle
of choosing the lesser evil will surely spare you from
having the greater consequence.
2. Immanuel Kant’s Principle of Humanity:
“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in
your own person or in the person of any other, never simply
as a means, but always and at the same time as an end.” In
this principle, Kant put emphasis on the dignity of the
human person. He writes:
Now I say: man, and generally rational being, exists as an
end in himself, not merely as a means to be arbitrarily used
by this or that will, but all his actions, whether they
concern himself or other rational beings, must be always
regarded at the same time as an end.
Kant therefore stresses that man is not a means to an end,
but he is an end in himself. Thus, in line with this
principle, we should never use our freedom as a means to
subvert the dignity and to limit the freedom of others.
Furthermore, Kant stresses that our actions should not lead
to the depersonalization, dehumanization, and alienation of
man.
QUIZ (LESSON 5)
1. Define as the power or right to act, speak, or think as
one wants without hindrance or restraint.
2. Is a type of freedom that constraints of society?
3. Is a type of freedom that we do what we want to do?
4. Is a type of freedom, not just to do what we want, but a
freedom to be who we were meant to be?
5. The right of people to express their opinions publicly
without governmental interference.
QUIZ (LESSON 5)
6. The freedom of an individual or community, in public or
private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice,
worship, and observance.
7. A philosophy that emphasizes individual existence,
freedom and choice.
8. Is the ability to make choices and perform actions.
9-10. Name two(2) philosophers stated above