Which Philosopher closely matches your beliefs?

Rushy · « **on:** May 22, 2016, 01:41:36 AM »

http://www.selectsmart.com/philosophy/

This is a little ten minute test that gives simple (but somewhat narrow) multiple choice questions in order to determine the ballpark of your current philosophical beliefs.

My top three are:

1. Jean-Paul Sartre
2. John Stuart Mill
3. Thomas Hobbes

It also gives a brief overview of a given philosopher's ideas, Sartre's are:

Quote

1. When we choose something, we affirm the value of our choice because we have chosen it above other choices
2. When we choose something for ourselves, we should choose it for all people.
3. We must be consistent in our interpretations of moral situations regardless of whom the agent is.
4. Logic cannot help us in specific situations
5. Making conscious moral choices is more significant than consistently following moral guidelines
6. The conflict between the interests of two people is in the end, irresolvable

Also, yes, I am aware that Sartre is a dirty commie. Many philosophers are easily blinded by generic idealism.

Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2016, 04:36:08 AM »

Machiavelli

xasop · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2016, 06:23:38 AM »

I also got Sartre. My top 3:

1. Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
2. Benedictus Spinoza (67%)
3. Immanuel Kant (66%)

Quote from: Sean on May 22, 2016, 04:36:08 AM

Machiavelli

That is apparently not even a possibility in that quiz, so I have no idea how you ended up with him.

Crudblud · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2016, 10:04:51 AM »

Does everyone get 100% Sartre? Is this some kind of in-joke?

1. Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
2. John Stuart Mill (88%)
3. Immanuel Kant (77%)

>mfw my #5 is ayn rand just because i said we have free will

Lord Dave · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2016, 11:29:25 AM »

My top 3

1. Stoics (100%)
2. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (73%)
3. Jean-Paul Sartre (73%)

George · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2016, 11:42:55 AM »

I first got Ayn Rand, and after retaking the test in a state of disbelief, I got Thomas Aquinas. This is stupid.

Blanko · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2016, 12:11:41 PM »

1. Thomas Aquinas (100%)
2. John Stuart Mill (99%)
3. Jeremy Bentham (97%)

Not too surprising considering I'm a hardcore utilitarian, although the test is way too limiting if I can match 100% with a priest when I don't even indicate a belief in God in any of the questions.

My actual favourite philosopher is Hobbes, but he ended up pretty far down the list because there were no questions about human nature and the social contract, which are in my mind the two key components in determining the cause and origin of moral behaviour in humans. So can't say this was a very accurate test overall, oh well.

Also, I got Rousseau at 0%. Lol. At least that's accurate.

xasop · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2016, 01:06:58 PM »

Quote from: Crudblud on May 22, 2016, 10:04:51 AM

>mfw my #5 is ayn rand just because i said we have free will

That's what you deserve for thinking we have free will.

Snupes · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2016, 01:08:12 PM »

1. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (100%)
2. Jean-Paul Sartre (97%)
3. David Hume (91%)

wow0

Rushy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2016, 02:37:41 PM »

Quote from: Blanko on May 22, 2016, 12:11:41 PM

Not too surprising considering I'm a hardcore utilitarian, although the test is way too limiting if I can match 100% with a priest when I don't even indicate a belief in God in any of the questions.

On the sidebar it notes the totals aren't based on how many questions you matched. The 100% mark just means that's the person that most of your answers matched, not that all of your answers matched that person.

sandokhan · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2016, 02:42:28 PM »

Sartre is an exponent of existentialism: reality is absurd, irrational passion is the only means of knowledge.

Mill uses the ethics of utilitarianism; thus he tried to defend an individualist system by accepting the fundamental moral ideas of its opponents.

The ethical and epistemological disasters infused by Kant in the Western culture can be fully understood by reading the classic work The Ominous Parallels.

1. Omraam Aivanhov
2. S.N. Lazarev
3. Rajneesh

http://with-omraam.com/teaching/

http://www.oshorajneesh.com/download/osho-books/Tantra/Vigyan_Bhairav_Tantra_Volume_1.pdf

Shane · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2016, 06:09:30 PM »

Quote from: Parsifal on May 22, 2016, 06:23:38 AM

I also got Sartre. My top 3:

1. Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
2. Benedictus Spinoza (67%)
3. Immanuel Kant (66%)

Quote from: Sean on May 22, 2016, 04:36:08 AM
Machiavelli

That is apparently not even a possibility in that quiz, so I have no idea how you ended up with him.

I don't need a quiz to know my beliefs

Lord Dave · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2016, 06:11:47 PM »

I adjusted the slider of importance. Did anyone else?

Jura-Glenlivet · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2016, 08:26:56 PM »

1.John Stuart Mill (Good old English liberal/Hedonist)
2.Jeremy Bentham (Fat guy, dodgy hair, also a bit of a hedonist)
3. Sartre (Whiney french navel gazer)

The Terror · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2016, 09:24:45 PM »

1. John Stuart Mill
2. The Epicurists
3. Immanuel Kant

I guess it's all about the reason and pleasure and self improvement and shit

Pete Svarrior · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2016, 10:05:44 PM »

Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
Thomas Hobbes (96%)
Ayn Rand (74%)

SexWarrior Shrugged.

Rushy · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2016, 11:50:30 PM »

If anyone gets Ayn Rand as their #1 they should commit sudoku.

Benjamin Franklin · « **Reply #17 on:** May 23, 2016, 05:08:22 AM »

Philosophy is useless. A bunch of people engaging in mental masturbation with no end goal.

Pongo · « **Reply #18 on:** May 23, 2016, 12:14:57 PM »

Jeremy Bentham (100%)
Nel Noddings (91%)
John Stuart Mill (63%)

rooster · « **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2016, 12:54:47 PM »

I'm pretty close to Rushy.

1. John Stuart Mill (100%)
2. Jean-Paul Sartre (84%)
3. Thomas Hobbes (82%)

George