Test: which moral philosophy is yours (even if you don't know it)

[yago]

1. Kant (100)
2. Satre (91)

I am shocked that so many right-wingies had Kant on top.

That means:

a. The test is bull****

b. Interesting, Right-wingies aren't so dumb after all, they have just their eyes closed.

[JohnT]

Not much on philosophy so I don't really know what this test is telling me, but here are my top 10 "likenesses":

JS Mill: 100%
Aristotle: 93
Aquinas: 90
Kant: 88
Ayn Rand: 86
Epicureans: 71
Bentham: 69
Prescriptivism: 61 (never heard of this movement)
Stoics: 58
Spinoza: 52
Okham: 52 (tied with Spinoza)

[JohnT]

"I've seen a number of these tests offered by apolytoners and you're the only one who felt the need to announce what an expert you are. "

What? Haven't you read my parenting threads???

[DAVOUT]

Ayn Rand
Aquinas
J Stuart Mill
Kant
Aristotle

Fortunately Agathon already told us why Rand is first because I never red any of her works.

[SpencerH]

1. Kant (100%)
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2. Stoics (100%)
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3. Jean-Paul Sartre (91%)
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4. David Hume (79%)
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5. John Stuart Mill

[Lazerus]

Originally posted by Agathon


That's such a weird concatenation of opposed views that I can't see how to reconcile them. I suppose that Bentham, Plato and Hobbes all favour authoritarianism in some form. But Rand and Sartre are rugged individualists.

Strange....

People keep saying I have split personality .... im starting to believe them.
I think im the classic 'to rule or ruin the state' type of man

[Lazerus]

"When we choose something for ourselves, we should choose it for all people."

Sartre seems more of a communist then an individualist ?
Utilitarianism sounds decent enough though, the end justifies the means i think it seems to be getting at.

I'm in way over my head

[SpencerH]

It s funny but the only philosopher I know anything about (and agree with) is Karl Popper and he wasnt on the list.

[Dauphin]

That means:

a. The test is bull****

Now that's a philosophy I agree with.

[loinburger]

1. Sartre - 100%
2. Rand - 80%
3. Bentham - 79%
4. Mill - 77%
5. Kant - 72%

[Adagio]

1. Aquinas (100%)
2. Jean-Paul Sartre (90%)
3. Nietzsche (86%)
4. Spinoza (82%)
5. David Hume (78%)
6. Aristotle (74%)

86% Nietzche??? You've got to be kidding!!! I hate that guy!!!

I've only read about one Philosopher, who I partly agree with, though I don't remember his name... was some old greek guy I think (Had philosophy for a year, but never learned their names... I only got a good grade, because I was good at philosophi'ing myself )

How I see the world, there haven't been any questions about, so the test was useless...

[gsmoove23]

1. Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
2. Aquinas (81%)
3. Jeremy Bentham (74%)
4. David Hume (71%)
5. Stoics (70%)
6. Kant (69%)
7. Spinoza (69%)
8. John Stuart Mill (68%)
9. Plato (66%)
10. Nel Noddings (59%)
11. Aristotle (55%)
12. Nietzsche (54%)
13. Prescriptivism (52%)
14. St. Augustine (50%)
15. Ockham (46%)
16. Ayn Rand (45%)
17. Thomas Hobbes (34%)
18. Cynics (31%)
19. Epicureans (2%)

I seem to have very little agreement with anyone but Sartre and perhaps Aquinas and I'm diametrically opposed to the Epicureans . Never read Sartre's philosophy but I did read "the Reprieve". A godawfully depressing book which grew on me.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by SpencerH
It s funny but the only philosopher I know anything about (and agree with) is Karl Popper and he wasnt on the list.

Because he's not really famous for his meta-ethical views.

This test only rates your views on the nature of morality, nothing else.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by ADG

86% Nietzche??? You've got to be kidding!!! I hate that guy!!!

Apparently you and he have much in common.

I've only read about one Philosopher, who I partly agree with, though I don't remember his name... was some old greek guy I think.

Plato? Aristotle?

How I see the world, there haven't been any questions about, so the test was useless...

As I said, this is a test on your view of morality not your general view of the world. I'll look for one of those.

Here, try this one: same guy...

http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=philos

[Japher]

1. Nietzsche (100%)
2. David Hume (86%)
3. Spinoza (76%)
4. Stoics (75%)
5. Thomas Hobbes (75%)
6. Jean-Paul Sartre (70%)
7. Epicureans (64%)
8. Aristotle (57%)
9. Cynics (57%)
10. Aquinas (55%)
11. Ayn Rand (52%)
12. Plato (41%)
13. John Stuart Mill (38%)
14. Kant (36%)
15. St. Augustine (36%)
16. Jeremy Bentham (33%)
17. Nel Noddings (33%)
18. Prescriptivism (31%)
19. Ockham (27%)


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