What Is It - Docx Activity 3 Philosophy PAUL ANDRIE A. COSO

What Is It?

Two elements that define freedom:

1. Voluntariness

It is the ability of a person to act of his or her own free will and self-determination.
A person may decide to do things or not to do it according to his own free will. It also
means that even though she/he is not required to do such things he/she could still do
it or take action on it.
Voluntary acts are free acts which can be assigned a corresponding moral
value. One must always remember that in every action we make, in every choice we
make there is an equivalent consequence. These consequences affect not just the
individual who does the decision but also other people in their surroundings. With
that, one must always accept the consequences that results from his or her choices
or actions and take responsibility for them.
2. Responsibility
Responsibility refers to the person being accountable for his or her action and
their consequences. Taking responsibility can mean either you take responsibility to
your doing voluntarily or other people will hold you responsible. For example, if you
made a bad action it’s either you take responsibility of it or other people will hold you
accountable for it.
Example of voluntariness and responsibility
Mira wanted to earn extra income to support her studies. That is why she joined
an online business that offer to sell beauty products and vitamins. At first, Mira was
making money enough to support her school needs like fare and food for one week. Her
demands grew better, so, she wanted to earn more by recruiting members to join her
company she knew nothing of its origin. Later, she found out that this company was a
hoax and several classmates she enlisted and even teachers she enticed to buy warned
that her products have harmful effects to a person’s kidney and liver. Still she continued
selling because she needed the money badly without considering the health of her
customers. One day, Mira was apprehended by the NBI, Narcotics and SOCO officers
for selling counterfeit products.
This situation tells us about volunteerism on the part of Mira who at first aspires
for extra income to support her schooling by engaging in an online business which is not
bad. But when she learned about the company/s fraudulent and counterfeit products,
she has the responsibility to leave the company and report it to the authorities.
Discuss:
1. What kind of freedom does Mira exercise?
Answer: Mira exercise freedom of Voluntariness, because as she said he knew the
bad, that gonna happened but he still pursue what he made. And take the responsibility
for what he did.
2. How does truthful knowledge contribute to or limit Mira’s freedom?
Answer: the truthful knowledge contribute in how Mira gonna act about what he knew
About the products that he sell to her classmate and teachers, but he still choose the
risk and still sell the products.
3. How can you show respect for the freedom of others?
Answer: I goanna kind of just act with respect towards them and just understand why
they did it and I’m gonna put first myself to their position before judge them.
There are significant factors to consider in the exercise of freedom. These are Prudence
and Self-reflection.
• Prudence is the ability to govern and discipline oneself with the use of reason; it is
having caution and giving good judgments in making decisions. Making hard
choices is an exercise of freedom. But freedom should also be based on
truthful knowledge and wise reasoning. Hence, we should practice self-
reflection on every decision we make.
• Self-reflection allows each person to analyze his life both in small and big details in
terms of the decisions, actions and choices he make Browning, G (2009). It is
a deeper form of learning where if practiced with higher sense of wise
judgement and keen perception, the experiences he makes are more
meaningful and serve as guide for improved and informed decisions, actions
and choices.
Finish the Sentence
 I do my best when I remember why I’m in this world . . .

 I struggle when I don’t have enough hope to myself . . .
 I am comfortable when I’m with my family and friends . . .
 I feel stress when I’m alone . . .
 I am courageous when I face difficulty . . .
 One of the most important things I learned was don’t judge other by their
clothes and by their beautiful faces that hides their dirty attitude. . .
 I missed a great opportunity when my family broke up . . .
 One of my favorite memories is when we’re complete family . . .
 My toughest decisions involve my future and my friends . . .
 Being myself is hard because I have so many responsibility . . .
 I can be myself when I’m with my friends . . .
 I wish I were more time to spent with my father . . .
 I wish I could do best do right and be thankful to all of my friends and
family.
 I wish I would regularly exercise and be more active in sport.
 I wish I had powers to bring back time . . .
 I wish I knew he will be gone so that I can do something before that
happened.
 I wish I felt love towards him.
 I wish I saw him before he leave.
 I wish I thought to him every words that I want to say before he gone.
 Life should be about worth living for and love and respects and
happiness.
 I am going to make my life about worth it and happy.

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What Is It?

Two elements that define freedom:

Example of voluntariness and responsibility

1. What kind of freedom does Mira exercise?

2. How does truthful knowledge contribute to or limit Mira’s freedom?

3. How can you show respect for the freedom of others?

 I do my best when I remember why I’m in this world . . .

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