Determine the possible

consequences and obligations

of the actions listed below.
You assume that intention
and voluntariness existed in
every scenario.
Patrick drove his car
without registration and
license.
Erwin used all his
income in upgrading his
motorcycle.
Janzen entered in a
no-label relationship.
Ana flirts with Jerome
while in a relationship
with Joshua.
Sarah was caught
cheating during exam.
Teacher Tricia had a
romantic relationship
with her student
James.
FREEDOM AND
RESPONSIBILIT
Y
Why do we need to
make choices?
Are you aware that
every choice has
consequences?
FREEDOM
•the dynamism of
choices and
consequences
THREE TYPES OF
FREEDOM
ARNO ILGNER
The Rock Warrior's Way
“freedom from”
•freedom from the
constraints of society
“freedom to”
•freedom to do what we
want to do
“freedom to be”
•a freedom, not just to do what
we want, but a freedom to be
who we were meant to be.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
•an eighteenth century French
philosopher, observed that
“Man is born free, and
everywhere he is in chains.”
•“Man is born naturally good.”
HUMAN ACTIONS
vs ACTS OF MAN
Aristotle’s Distinction of
Voluntary and
Involuntary Actions
Voluntary Actions
•these are acts originating
from the individual
performing the act using
knowledge about the
situations of the act.
Classifications of Voluntary
Actions
• Voluntary – actions are performed from
will and reason.
• Related to Compulsion - it is considered as
mixed of voluntary and involuntary. It is
more voluntary if the desire and choice
has been performed and involuntary if it
has considered preferences or alternatives.
Involuntary Actions
•are acts done under a) force
or coercion and b). ignorance
where the doer failed to
understand the effect and
feels sorry on the result.
Classifications of Involuntary Actions

•Under Compulsion –
circumstances which are beyond
the control of the agent and
contributes none to the action.
•Through Ignorance of Particular
Circumstances
HUMAN FREEDOM
AND OBLIGATION
John Mothershead
•freedom and obligation are two
indispensable conditions for
morality to occur, this is
anchored to the individual’s
moral and rational capacity to
discern what is right and wrong.
“Buntot mo, hila mo!”
•It is taking full
responsibility for your
actions and being
obliged to do so.
 INTELLECTUAL
CHOICE VS
PRACTICAL CHOICE
Intellectual Choice
•This is a choice which is
deliberately selected
based on a moral
standpoint.
Practical Choice
•a choice which is borne
out of psychological and
emotional
considerations.