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Your result for Which Philosopher Are You?...

Descartes

 

You are the modern thinker. You are skeptic of the metaphysical, but do not count out any ideas. You are somewhat cynical of mankind and examine the institutions of today. You may even consider solipcism. Examples of your style include: Hobbes & Descartes

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Let's anylise how this result kind of, sort of clashes with the previous one, shall we? ::is amused::

Wait.

Your result for The Beginner's Philosophy Triangle Test...

Semi-Subjectivism

5 Objectivity, 5 Subjectivity and -10 Intrinsicity!

Oh, so close. This test was unable to detect a major trend, but you aren't a Scatterbrains. This is because your results are limited to two philosophical influences, Objectivism and Subjectivism. Subjectivism holds that:

Metaphysics: Reality exists only in the mind. - I think, therefore I am.

Epistomology: Knoweldge is generated in the mind without reference to reality. - There is no absolute truth.

Ethics: Values are subjective. - There is no good and bad, except what people think is good and bad.

Politics: Usually leftist, but ranging from communism to anarchy to absolute democracy (pirate ship politics). - The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

And Objectivism holds that:

Metaphysics: Reality exists independent from consciousness. - Existence exists, facts are facts.

Epistomology: Human beings can gain objective knoweldge from perception through concept formation. - Reason is man's means of survival, success, and knowledge.

Ethics: The proper moral purpose of one's life is the pursuit of one's own happiness or rational self-interest. - Man is an end in himself.

Politics: The only social system consistent with this morality is full respect for individual rights, embodied in pure, consensual laissez-faire capitalism. - Give me liberty, or give me death.

The only thing this test is sure of is that you aren't an Intrinsicist. The remaining options are many:

- You could be a budding objectivist, and your desire to give socially desirable answers is keeping you from answering as such.

- You could be a real subjectivist, and some of my questions are simply biased towards Objectivism.

- Your answers do actually follow a consistent train of logic I have failed to account for: let me know which questions you think may have been a problem, so my test can improve.

Your power animal is the: Wolf

Wolves are dangerous pack hunters, but can survive as individuals as well if they learn to assess their surroundings. More free-spirited and wild than the Dog (no shit, right?).

"These guys are assholes, but hell at least I'm eating well."

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Comments

[xphoenixrising.livejournal.com]

I NEED YOU LIEK RIGHT NOA OKAY *IS PANICKING* ARE YOU GOING TO COME ONLINE OR SHOULD I EMAIL?!?!

[penandnotebook]

I'M HERE BABY!!!! email me if by the time you read this I'm no longer on MSN, I'll stay up later to see if you make contact.

Or, you know, smoke signals are always a good way to get my attention!

[xphoenixrising.livejournal.com]

I ended up popping a sleeping pill and getting some zzs but I'll be back in bed soon. Will you be on Fri/Sat/Sun?

[maboheme.livejournal.com]

I took both those tests and got the exact same results as you. Woohoo philosophy twins :D

[penandnotebook]

Ah, great minds and all that.

Awesome! my icon says so.