FREEDOM
 based on an ideology of collective unity that
The power or right to act, speak or think as one wants
without hindrance or restraint.
There are plenty definitions of FREEDOM
 Freewill
 Liberty
 Rights
 Freedom of speech
 Freedom of choice
 Autonomy
TYPES OF FREEDOM
1. Internal Freedom
 Is of the greatest personal intimacy and
secretiveness, indeed it is the hidden core of
our being and unknowable by others.
 some people call this moral freedom. But this
kind of freedom is not in itself moral.
2. Self Freedom
 in the sense of learning how to escape the
ever-present danger of enslavement by our
own passions and ignorance.
 practice of self-control, restraint, and
balance to achieve the admired master-
slave relationship of soul over body
 “to find my self”
3. External Freedom
 This refers to the normal and common
freedoms expected in daily life, in most
countries, throughout history.
 Sometimes called “freedom from...”
 it implies immunity from undue
interference by authority, especially by
government.
4. Political Freedom
 Sometimes called “freedom to...”
 has to do with establishing certain rights of
action and limits to government power
that help to guarantee the practice of those
rights.
 the right to speak freely, to associate with
people of your choice, to own property, to
worship.
5. Collective Freedom
 Sometimes called “freedom for…”
prescribes distinct social and moral values and
objectives for all.
 example, often under this ideal of freedom the
state is allowed to control the production of all
basic citizen needs, thus giving them freedom-
from-want.
6. Spiritual Freedom
 In its purest form this type of freedom comes
from striving for a complete identification with
God to arrive at a condition of soul that
transcends the confusion and disharmony of
the self and the material world.
 For this type, strict control if not denial of the
allurements of the body leads to complete
freedom of the spirit.
Some of the main types of human freedom are:
 freedom to be alive
 freedom of association
 freedom of belief
 freedom of speech
 freedom to express oneself
 freedom of the press
 freedom to choose one's state in life
 freedom of talking to each other
 freedom of religion
 freedom from bondage and slavery
RESPONSIBILITY
A duty or obligation to satisfactorily perform or
complete a task that one must fulfill and which has a
consequent penalty for failure.
RESPONSIBILITY CONTEXT
 Legal - what can be established in a court on
the basis of evidence.
Subject to additional legal criteria
 Moral - what the person actually did (truth,
discovery)
Subject to further moral criteria
A distinction between the objects of justice:
“Goods”
 The traditional concern of distributive justice.
 e.g. wealth, income, liberty, rights, happiness.
“Bads”
• The traditional concern of theories of
punishment (“retributive justice”)
• poverty, deprivation, constraint, ill-treatment,
misery
Four Kinds of Responsibility
 Role Responsibility - The duties one has for
doing various things which come with
occupying a certain role in society
 Causal Responsibility - What caused something
to happen
 Liability Responsibility - Who is liable for Responsibility
something’s happening  Show initiative. Pay attention to detail. Pursue
 Capacity Responsibility - The capacity of a excellence.
person to be held liability responsible for their  Be loyal.
actions  Strive to improve abilities, learn new skills and
take on broader responsibilities.
 Be accountable.Fulfill commitments, persevere
Moral Values & Character Building and get the job done.
Fairness
Morals - Morals are principles and values based on  Listen. Know your job. Communicate honestly.
what a person or society believes are the right, proper  Consider all stakeholders and the possible
or acceptable ways of behaving. short- and long-term consequences of
decisions.
Values - Values of a person or group are the moral  Be free of bias, just, without favoritism or
principles and beliefs that they think are important in prejudice
life and that they tend to live their lives by such values  Use tact and courtesy.
 Share knowledge, ideas and skills with others
as guiding principles.
Caring
Moral Principles or Values  Strive for harmonious, mutually beneficial
relationships
Trustworthiness  Show kindness and sensitivity to the feelings
of others
 Work with little supervision, yet seek guidance  Express gratitude.
as needed.  Show personal concern for others.
 Be honest, reliable, and ethical in all dealings.  Take time to help others.
 Be kind.Be kind.Be kind.
 Refuse to steal, misuse or abuse company time,
Citizenship
property or equipment.  Understand and contribute to the organization
 Refuse to lie, cheat, deceive, manipulate,  Take care of equipment and resources
exploit or take advantage of others.  Pursue life-long learning.
 Volunteer without expectation of recognition or
Respect reward.
 Value and honor all people.  Be a role model and mentor to new employees
 Respect the dignity, privacy and freedom of all Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
 Use good manners. Be courteous and polite. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real
 Listen to and communicate openly with thing. – Abraham Lincoln
others.
 Be friendly and cooperative. CHARACTER
The inherent complex of attributes that determine a 4. 4. How can good character best be developed?
person’s moral and ethical actions and reactions.  Effective communication and shared
Why is Character Important? values among families, schools,
Warren Bennis says, “that after vision and passion, religious organizations, and
INTEGRITY (character) is the most basic fundamental communities.
competency to be a leader.”
 He further points out that Integrity is the basis EDUCATION AND CORE VALUES
of TRUST. • Respect
COMPONENTS OF CHARACTER • Responsibility
• Critical Thinking
• Communication and
• Collaboration
Building a strong character…
• Evaluation of current situation
• Creating condition for change
• Implementing changes
• Evaluating whether change has made
Four major questions need to be addressed when something better
focusing on character development: Building a strong character…
1. What is good character?  Everything that happens to us happens
Personal in purpose. And sometimes, one thing
• honest and truthful leads to another.
• autonomous  Instead of locking yourself up in your
• responsible cage of fears and crying over past
• self-management and self-discipline heartaches, embarrassment and
• courageous failures, treat them as your teachers
• integrity and they will become your tools in both
Social self-improvement and success.
• sociable When does self-improvement become synonymous with
• benevolent success? Where do we start? Take these tips:
• compassionate • Stop thinking and feeling as if you’re a failure,
• courteous because you’re not. How can others accept you
• trustworthy if YOU can’t accept YOU?
• When you see hunks and models on TV, think
2. What causes or prevents good character? more on self improvement, not self pitying.
1. heredity Self-acceptance is not just about having nice
2. early childhood experience slender legs, or great abs. Concentrate on inner
3. modeling by important adults & older beauty.
youth • When people feel so down and low about
4. peer influence themselves, help them move up. Don’t go
5. general physical and social environment down with them. They’ll pull you down further
6. communications media and both of you will end up feeling inferior.
7. content taught in the schools, etc. • The world is a large room for lessons, not
8. specific situations and roles mistakes. Don’t feel stupid and doomed forever
just because you failed on a science quiz.
3. How can good character be measured ? There’s always a next time. Make rooms for
• Cognitive knowledge self-improvement.
• Age appropriate cognitive and moral • Take things one at a time. You don’t expect
development. black sheep’s to be goody two- shoes in just a
• Values expressed snap of a finger. Self- improvement is a one day
• Commitments expressed at a time process.
• Written plans
• Personal and social overt behavior