*hattip* HarveyDarkey ~ Which Philosopher Are You?

[In_The_Wind]

You got: Friedrich Nietzsche.

You think that morality is relative and don’t think that people should subscribe to a common set of beliefs. You believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to develop their own set of rules to abide by.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/which-philosopher-are-you

[Scuba]

1. Only slightly less scientific than throwing darts while blindfolded, but I got George Berkeley.

You don’t think that anything exists unless it is being perceived. You think that the best way to learn about the world is to experience as many things as possible.

[In_The_Wind]

5. LOL (big time)

No one takes BuzzFeed seriously.

[2theleft]

24. Socrates n/t

[Wounded Bear]

2. You got: Socrates.

If you don’t understand something, you’re not afraid to ask questions about it. You try your hardest to be a moral person and don’t value material possessions very highly.

[hobbit709]

3. I got Socrates

[Incitatus]

4. You got: Ludwig Wittgenstein.

You spend a lot of time thinking and often find yourself unable to express your thoughts to those around you. You’re baffled by the world and don’t think it’s possible to make sense of it.

[My Good Babushka]

7. I also got Wittgenstein

I didn't know any of the TV show questions though, I picked at random, so I can't say it's accurate.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Yeah, well...

considering I was already in my 40's before any of those Teenage angst TV shows even came out...

[Incitatus]

10. I haven't seen a single episode of any of those shows either.

And the wost thing I've done isn't listed.

[rug]

6. Immanuel Kant.

When making moral decisions, you try not to have double standards and always ask yourself whether you’d be happy for others to act in the same way as you do. You always try not to be selfish.

[antiquie]

9. You got: Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Although you believe in individual
freedom, you think that social
contracts are necessary in order to
allow society to function in a
rational, non-impulsive way.

[LumosMaxima]

11. Descartes.

You got: René Descartes.

You think that the mind and body are seperate, and that the mind controls the body. You’re also a bit of a a trend-setter and you’re never afraid to express new opinions.

[csziggy]

12. Karl Marx: You believe in equality and think that resources should be fairly distributed

Of course that I had to guess at some of the things (Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the only teen drama I'd heard of and who are these housewives they have photos of?) may have skewed the result.

[libodem]

14. I got Marx, too

Of courrrrse. All things being equal.....lololol.

[Callmecrazy]

15. I got stumped on the same two you did, zig...

But I ended up with Rousseau.

Who is he?

[csziggy]

17. I don't know from philosophers

Except for the most commonly mentioned ones. Aside from one course on logical thinking, I stuck mostly with hard sciences.

[femmocrat]

21. Same here.

He does sound very democratic, although I never knew he was a "good" guy. LOL

[sakabatou]

29. Me too

[narnian60]

13. Pick a condiment?????? nt

[Incitatus]

16. Yes

No one has accused these Buzzfeed tests of being scientific.

[csziggy]

18. Mayonnaise afficionados would be of a completely different bent than tabasco lovers

At least I would suspect so.

[magical thyme]

19. You got: Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Although you believe in individual freedom, you think that social contracts are necessary in order to allow society to function in a rational, non-impulsive way.


Works for me, although I am such a contemporary cultural illiterate that I hadn't watched any of the teevee programs, so just made choices based on fun title and most desperate looking housewife.

[Petrushka]

28. Same here . . .

. . . including not watching any of the TV programs and, so, making choices blindly.

[PassingFair]

20. Michel Foucault. I was hoping for J.S. Mill (my personal philosopher crush)

You got: Michel Foucault.
You find it hard to self-define, as you believe that you’re always changing. You don’t believe that power is possessed by individuals, but instead think power is an action that individuals can engage in.

[TuxedoKat]

22. Plato

Interesting quiz!

You got: Plato

You believe in reincarnation and think that you learnt everything you know in a previous life. You’re the smartest person you know, and suspect that your friends often copy you.

[Renew Deal]

23. Michel Foucault

[Xyzse]

25. I don't agree!

You got: Thomas Hobbes.

You’re a strong advocate of equal rights for all people and think that the best way to ensure that everyone has the rights they deserve is to give up individual freedom and accept policies from a central authority.

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I mean, there is some merit to that thinking, but it is incomplete.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

26. Nietzsche

Not too surprising.

So in the last week from these buzzfeed quizes I'm Friedrich Nietzsche, should be hanging out with Hemingway and only permitted to own a Chia pet. Strangely accurate despite me never being able to recognize any of the options for tv shows.

[hay rick]

27. Aristotle

Next time I won't pick mayonnaise. I want a new smiley which shows shooting with a gun in one ear and brains splatting out of the other.

[ananda]

30. John Locke here.

You think life is what we make of it and believe that our experiences shape the people we become. You also think that every person is entitled to the same rights.