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[The Heretic]

Try this quiz
http://www.selectsmart.com/PHILOSOPHY/
Seems to claim that after answering 12 questions it will link your ethical beliefs to a Big Name.

Here's mine:

1. Nietzsche (100 %) (but of course, monsieur )
2. Jean-Paul Sartre (96 %) (ditto )
3. Aquinas (81 %) (surprise, surprise )
4. Stoics (68 %)
5. Spinoza (67 %)
6. David Hume (63 %) (a lot lower than I thought )
7. Plato (63 %)
8. St. Augustine (63 %)
9. John Stuart Mill (57 %)
10. Kant (57 %)
11. Aristotle (55 %)
12. Ockham (53 %)
13. Cynics (50 %)
14. Ayn Rand (45 %)
15. Epicureans (45 %)
16. Jeremy Bentham (45 %)
17. Thomas Hobbes (33 %)
18. Prescriptivism (24 %)
19. Nel Noddings (22 %) (who the hell is this??)

Edited by The Heretic, 27 May 2011 - 06:42 PM.

[Hugo Holbling]

I got Sartre (100%) with Cynics (80%) and Stoics (75%) making up the podium.

[The Heretic]

You're condemned to be cynically free & a bad faith stoic.

[DaveT]

1. Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
2. Kant (94%)
3. John Stuart Mill (82%)
4. Jeremy Bentham (63%)
5. Ayn Rand (59%)
6. Aquinas (56%)
7. Stoics (54%)
8. Aristotle (52%)
9. David Hume (48%)
10. Nel Noddings (48%)
11. Prescriptivism (48%)
12. St. Augustine (43%)
13. Epicureans (41%)
14. Spinoza (40%)
15. Nietzsche (39%)
16. Ockham (31%)
17. Cynics (29%)
18. Thomas Hobbes (24%)
19. Plato (22%)

[Michael S. Pearl]

At first, I answered questions 1-6 with none-of-the-above. Well, that wasn't going to be any fun; so, I decided to start over and got this: 1.Kant(100%) 2. Ayn Rand (92%) 3. Jean-Paul Sartre (82%) 4. St. Augustine(82%) 5. John Stuart Mill(77%) 6. Prescriptivism(75%) 7. Ockham(71%) 8. Aquinas(62%) 9. Aristotle (61%) 10. Plato (60%) 11. Jeremy Bentham (58%) 12. Epicureans(45%)13. Nel Noddings(43%) 14. Spinoza(41%) 15. Cynics (32%) 16. David Hume(32%) 17. Nietzsche (32%) 18. Stoics(25%) 19. Thomas Hobbes (12%)

[DaveT]

Mike is destined for Hell, where he will surely overthrow Satan, and become the new ultimate overlord of evil.

[BDS]

1. Kant (100%)
2. Jean-Paul Sartre (90%)
3. Jeremy Bentham (87%)
4. Aquinas (83%)

My results may be skewed by the fact that I didn't give any thought to my answers, but just checked the one that seemed best at a 2 second glance. Sartre is gaining support! If we support Democracy, we'll have to agree that the highest rated philosopher in the pole becomes "Philosopher King".

Current rankings:

1st 2nd 3rd
Sartre 2 2 1
Kant 2 1

Nobody else received more than one vote.

[The Heretic]

Michael S. Pearl, on 27 May 2011 - 08:35 PM, said:

At first, I answered questions 1-6 with none-of-the-above. Well, that wasn't going to be any fun;

You should've gone with your first/initial desire and see what happens.

[Tzela Vieed]

Don't mind if I do.

1. Nietzsche (100%)
2. Jean-Paul Sartre (94%)
3. David Hume (88%)
4. Stoics (75%)
5. Ayn Rand (62%)
6. Spinoza (62%)
7. Thomas Hobbes (60%)
8. Kant (55%)
9. Cynics (52%)
10. Aristotle (33%)
11. Prescriptivism (33%)
12. St. Augustine (33%)
13. Nel Noddings (32%)
14. Epicureans (29%)
15. Jeremy Bentham (29%)
16. Aquinas (25%)
17. Ockham (25%)
18. John Stuart Mill (24%)
19. Plato (24%)

[DaveT]

You just get 0% for everyone, Camp Stuff.

Edited by DaveT, 27 May 2011 - 09:21 PM.

[Peter]

I got:

Ethical Philosophy Selector Rankings:

1. Nel Noddings (100 %)
2. Thomas Hobbes (82 %)
3. Epicureans (80 %)
4. Jean-Paul Sartre (80 %)
5. Nietzsche (72 %)
6. Cynics (70 %)
7. John Stuart Mill (69 %)
8. David Hume (68 %)
9. Jeremy Bentham (67 %)
10. Kant (60 %)
11. Aristotle (46 %)
12. Spinoza (46 %)
13. Prescriptivism (45 %)
14. Aquinas (43 %)
15. Ayn Rand (43 %)
16. Stoics (42 %)
17. St. Augustine (35 %)
18. Plato (28 %)
19. Ockham (27 %)

I had to wikipede Nel Noddings. She really does exist (or someone created her just for wiki). A sort of feminist version of John Dewey. Hoodathunkitt?

Edited by Peter, 27 May 2011 - 09:37 PM.

[BDS]

Sartre finishes out of the money for the first time! (And even then, Peter has him in 4th place.)

[Michael S. Pearl]

The Heretic, on 27 May 2011 - 09:07 PM, said:

Michael S. Pearl, on 27 May 2011 - 08:35 PM, said:

At first, I answered questions 1-6 with none-of-the-above. Well, that wasn't going to be any fun;

You should've gone with your first/initial desire and see what happens.

OK, I went back for a do-over, and here is what I got:

1. St. Augustine (100%)
2. Ockham (87%)
3. Aquinas (86%)
4. Cynics (62%)
5. Aristotle (59%)
6. Jean-Paul Sartre (59%)
7. Spinoza (58%)
8. Jeremy Bentham (54%)
9. John Stuart Mill (54%)
10. Kant (44%)
11. Epicureans (37%)
12. Ayn Rand (26%)
13. David Hume (25%)
14. Nel Noddings (25%)
15. Nietzsche (25%)
16. Stoics (25%)
17. Prescriptivism (22%)
18. Thomas Hobbes (12%)
19. Plato (0%)

[BDS]

Also, Nietzsche gets a second first place vote! I refuse to live in a country ruled by a person whose name is impossible to spell properly! If Nietzsche wins, I'm moving to Canada.

[DaveT]

Come to Britain, BDS, where Sartre is Numero Uno!

[John Castillo]

1. Aquinas (100%)
2. Aristotle (89%)
3. John Stuart Mill (78%)
4. Cynics (70%)
5. David Hume (67%)
6. Jeremy Bentham (67%)
7. Plato (67%)
8. Nietzsche (60%)
9. Jean-Paul Sartre (59%)
10. Epicureans (56%)
11. St. Augustine (54%)
12. Ockham (53%)
13. Ayn Rand (51%)
14. Kant (48%)
15. Nel Noddings (45%)
16. Stoics (42%)
17. Thomas Hobbes (42%)
18. Spinoza (39%)
19. Prescriptivism (21%)


Honestly, not particularly surprising... I've been reading quite a lot of neo-Aristotelian views lately... and frankly, my readings in Taoism aren't helping.

Edited by John Castillo, 28 May 2011 - 04:23 AM.

[soleo]

Marking the top 4, I got:

Hume - makes sense really, one of the first philosophers I ever tried to read slowly.
Sartre - consider this is probably due to Heidegger's influence more than Sartre's.
Nietzsche - always on my desk, in my mind & bathroom, running through so much.
Hobbes - again, this makes sense. Old Tom boy was the first philosopher I ever read.

The classical liberal thinkers along with the Epicureans & Stoics took a healthy middle ground, again, this makes sense, not only have they generally been read, but more importantly their influence runs deeply in our societies' contemporary traditions and perspectives. Their influence, be this for good or bad, cannot be underestimated.

And drifting into insignifiance were the likes of Ockham, Aquinas, Plato with Augustine, who I've never read directly, propping the column with an impressive 0%.

Edited by soleo, 28 May 2011 - 08:59 AM.

[Meursault]

• Spinoza (100%)
  
• Aristotle (84%)
  
• Aquinas (82%)
  
• Epicureans (70%)
  
• John Stuart Mill (65%)
  
• Stoics (53%)
  
• Jeremy Bentham (50%)
  
• Jean-Paul Sarte (50%)
  
• Plato (50%)
  
• Kant (47%)
  
• Nietzsche (46%)
  
• Nel Noddings (43%)
  
• St. Augustine (41%)
  
• David Hume (36%)
  
• Prescriptivism (36%)
  
• Thomas Hobbes (36%)
  
• Ayn Rand (29%)
  
• Ockham (20%)
  
• Cynics (6%)

Looks like I'm the first Spinozan, although I'm not entirely sure that result is entirely accurate.

[Parody of Language]

1. Nietzsche (100%)

2. David Hume (90%)

3. Stoics (80%)

4. Jean-Paul Sartre (80%)

5. Thomas Hobbes (71%)

6. Spinoza (57%)

7. Cynics (56%)

8. Ayn Rand (54%)

9. Nel Noddings (47%)

10. Kant (44%)


Hume! How did this guy creep up on my list? I guess I'm not as good of a Platonist as I thought, but I've been reading Epictetus lately, so the Stoic influence is certainly understandable.

[DaveT]

Parody of Language, on 30 May 2011 - 02:57 PM, said:

1. Nietzsche (100%)

2. David Hume (90%)

3. Stoics (80%)

4. Jean-Paul Sartre (80%)

5. Thomas Hobbes (71%)

6. Spinoza (57%)

7. Cynics (56%)

8. Ayn Rand (54%)

9. Nel Noddings (47%)

10. Kant (44%)


Hume! How did this guy creep up on my list? I guess I'm not as good of a Platonist as I thought, but I've been reading Epictetus lately, so the Stoic influence is certainly understandable.

PoL, it's just fun nonsense. Disregard whatever results you get.

[Peter]

DaveT, on 30 May 2011 - 03:26 PM, said:

Disregard whatever results you get.

But pay very close attention to the results other people get.

[DaveT]

Peter, on 30 May 2011 - 04:02 PM, said:

DaveT, on 30 May 2011 - 03:26 PM, said:

Disregard whatever results you get.

But pay very close attention to the results other people get.

I fear the unknown, and nobody knows who Nel Noddings is; therefore I am now terrified of you, Peter.

[Big Blooming Blighter]

1.Jean-Paul Sartre (100%)
2. Aquinas (72%) 3. Jeremy Bentham (72%)

4. Spinoza (69%)
5. Ayn Rand (64%) 6. John Stuart Mill (64%) 7. Nel Noddings (59%) 8. Cynics (58%) 9. St. Augustine (58%) 10. Thomas Hobbes (54%) 11. Aristotle (53%)

12. Kant (50%) 13. Stoics (46%) 14. Nietzsche (45%) 15. David Hume (43%) 16. Epicureans (43%) 17. Plato (38%) 18. Prescriptivism (37%) 19. Ockham (29%)

[DaveT]

Considering the fact that I rarely shave, and Rob shaves his armpits, I expected him to score higher with Ockham than I did, and yet he scored lower.

How strange.

^^^

Ockham's Razor joke.

[Peter]

DaveT, on 30 May 2011 - 04:18 PM, said:

I fear the unknown, and nobody knows who Nel Noddings is; therefore I am now terrified of you, Peter.

Don't worry. I never actually took the test. I just made that result up to try and be different from everyone else.