Which Philosophy Best Matches You?

[Jason]

http://selectsmart.com/PHILOSOPHY/

1. Ayn Rand (100%)

2. Aristotle (80%)

3. Nietzsche (80%)

4. Aquinas (79%)

5. John Stuart Mill (78%)

6. Stoics (75%)

7. Kant (74%)

8. Epicureans (70%)

9. Jean-Paul Sartre (68%)

10. David Hume (65%)

11. Thomas Hobbes (60%)

12. Ockham (52%)

13. Prescriptivism (52%)

14. Spinoza (46%)

15. Jeremy Bentham (41%)

16. Cynics (40%)

17. Plato (40%)

18. Nel Noddings (15%)

19. St. Augustine (14%)

[Laureltree]

?

Aquinas

[Jason]

Laurel,

Why the "?"?

You don't like Aquinas?

[pushka]

1. Epicureans (100%)

2. Jeremy Bentham (98%)

3. Aquinas (92%)

4. John Stuart Mill (79%)

5. Spinoza (79%)

6. Aristotle (75%)

7. Jean-Paul Sartre (69%)

8. Kant (65%)

9. St. Augustine (64%)

10. Plato (62%)

11. Stoics (62%)

12. Nel Noddings (59%)

13. Nietzsche (59%)

14. Prescriptivism (59%)

15. Thomas Hobbes (51%)

16. Ayn Rand (51%)

17. Cynics (48%)

18. David Hume (40%)

19. Ockham (20%)

[CharlieDesRosiers]

Stoics (100%)

Jean-Paul Sartre (91%)

David Hume (87%)

Nietzsche (87%)

Ayn Rand (83%)

Thomas Hobbes (76%)

Kant (71%)

Cynics (70%)

Spinoza (60%)

John Stuart Mill (46%)

Aquinas (45%)

Epicureans (43%)

Aristotle (40%)

Prescriptivism (40%)

Jeremy Bentham (37%)

Nel Noddings (36%)

Ockham (28%)

St. Augustine (28%)

Plato (27%)

That was enlightening.

[Laureltree]

Originally posted by Jason@Nov 28 2005, 11:10 AM

Laurel,

Why the "?"?

You don't like Aquinas?

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If you are refuring to 'Thomas Aquinas', I only know a bit on him, however I hope to be more like Joseph, or sister Kimball lol Only because I know more of the hystory behind them, but its all good.....

[pushka]

It's interesting to read more about the philosophers who you appear to have most in common with...I found this on the net. about Epicureans which is very interesting...

http://radicalacademy.com/philepicureanism.htm

[lisajo]

I'll make this more simple for you

I am more like Martha Stewart with a Roseann Barr Adittude LOL!

(Fancy but yet a little redneck.........With the attitude to boot) LOL

[seamusz]

1. Aquinas (100%)

2. St. Augustine (94%)

3. Epicureans (86%)

4. John Stuart Mill (86%)

5. Spinoza (82%)

6. Ockham (78%)

7. Aristotle (76%)

8. Ayn Rand (73%)

9. Kant (65%)

10. Jean-Paul Sartre (63%)

11. Jeremy Bentham (60%)

12. Prescriptivism (57%)

13. Plato (52%)

14. Nietzsche (41%)

15. Thomas Hobbes (36%)

16. Stoics (31%)

17. David Hume (28%)

18. Cynics (24%)

19. Nel Noddings (23%)

[ldsgurl_2002]

1. Aquinas (100%) Click here for info

2. John Stuart Mill (98%) Click here for info

3. Jeremy Bentham (96%) Click here for info

4. St. Augustine (89%) Click here for info

5. Epicureans (76%) Click here for info

6. Spinoza (76%) Click here for info

7. Aristotle (71%) Click here for info

8. Plato (71%) Click here for info

9. Ockham (69%) Click here for info

10. Kant (66%) Click here for info

11. Jean-Paul Sartre (64%) Click here for info

12. Ayn Rand (62%) Click here for info

13. David Hume (47%) Click here for info

14. Cynics (45%) Click here for info

15. Thomas Hobbes (45%) Click here for info

16. Prescriptivism (44%) Click here for info

17. Nietzsche (35%) Click here for info

18. Nel Noddings (30%) Click here for info

19. Stoics (30%) Click here for info

[eleigh1977]

1. Spinoza (100%) Click here for info

2. Aristotle (97%) Click here for info

3. Aquinas (93%) Click here for info

4. St. Augustine (82%) Click here for info

5. Jeremy Bentham (73%) Click here for info

6. Epicureans (71%) Click here for info

7. Ockham (63%) Click here for info

8. Ayn Rand (60%) Click here for info

9. Kant (60%) Click here for info

10. Stoics (60%) Click here for info

11. John Stuart Mill (59%) Click here for info

12. Nietzsche (59%) Click here for info

13. Jean-Paul Sartre (57%) Click here for info

14. Cynics (44%) Click here for info

15. David Hume (44%) Click here for info

16. Plato (38%) Click here for info

17. Prescriptivism (38%) Click here for info

18. Thomas Hobbes (27%) Click here for info

19. Nel Noddings (22%) Click here for info

[Guest Taoist_Saint]

Aquinas eh? Hmm...I read some Aquinas in College but don't remember much except a bit about the nature of Angels...I didn't read about his ideas on morality.

I guess I need to click the links for more information.

1. Aquinas (100%) Click here for info

2. John Stuart Mill (94%) Click here for info

3. Jeremy Bentham (83%) Click here for info

4. Kant (83%) Click here for info

5. Prescriptivism (83%) Click here for info

6. Spinoza (79%) Click here for info

7. Epicureans (67%) Click here for info

8. St. Augustine (67%) Click here for info

9. Ayn Rand (65%) Click here for info

10. Aristotle (64%) Click here for info

11. Ockham (64%) Click here for info

12. Jean-Paul Sartre (62%) Click here for info

13. Stoics (58%) Click here for info

14. Plato (52%) Click here for info

15. Nel Noddings (50%) Click here for info

16. Cynics (40%) Click here for info

17. Nietzsche (35%) Click here for info

18. Thomas Hobbes (23%) Click here for info

19. David Hume (13%) Click here for info

[Guest Taoist_Saint]

Originally posted by Taoist_Saint@Dec 1 2005, 01:23 PM

Aquinas eh?  Hmm...I read some Aquinas in College but don't remember much except a bit about the nature of Angels...I didn't read about his ideas on morality.

I guess I need to click the links for more information.

1.  Aquinas   (100%)  Click here for info

2.  John Stuart Mill   (94%)  Click here for info

3.  Jeremy Bentham   (83%)  Click here for info

4.  Kant   (83%)  Click here for info

5.  Prescriptivism   (83%)  Click here for info

6.  Spinoza   (79%)  Click here for info

7.  Epicureans   (67%)  Click here for info

8.  St. Augustine   (67%)  Click here for info

9.  Ayn Rand   (65%)  Click here for info

10.  Aristotle   (64%)  Click here for info

11.  Ockham   (64%)  Click here for info

12.  Jean-Paul Sartre   (62%)  Click here for info

13.  Stoics   (58%)  Click here for info

14.  Plato   (52%)  Click here for info

15.  Nel Noddings   (50%)  Click here for info

16.  Cynics   (40%)  Click here for info

17.  Nietzsche   (35%)  Click here for info

18.  Thomas Hobbes   (23%)  Click here for info

19.  David Hume   (13%)  Click here for info

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I'm not sure how this quiz put me in agreement with Aquinas...my comments in red...

Aquinas (1225 or '27-1274)

All life has a purpose - agreed

Meeting this purpose allows one to be happy. - agreed

Happiness is to be found in the love of God. - this depends on how you define God...if I can define God as Nature or Tao...then yes, I agree.

God's grace providing entrance into heaven creates the highest form of human happiness. - sound like a Judeo-Christian-Muslim idea...so I would tend to disagree...but again if I can redefine God...maybe...

Short of heaven, a person can achieve a more limited form of happiness through a life of virtue and friendship. - Define Heaven? Christian Heaven? I am not sure it exists...unless I can define it in my own terms.

Morality is not determined by the arbitrary will of God. - agreed

Morality is derived from human nature and the activities that are objectively suited to it. - agreed

The difference between right and wrong can be appreciated through the use of reason and reflection. - agreed

Religious reflection may supplement the use of reason and reflection to determine right from wrong. - I am not religious...so I disagree. Reason is my spirituality...so in that sense I agree.

Societies must enact laws to ensure the correct application of moral reasoning.

Human nature is good because God made it good. - True enough...I believe in a Creator that created the world (through evolutionary means...and we evolved to have morals...so yes...

Still, there seem to be too many Christian ideas in this philosophy to be in agreement with my ideas, unless I redefine God and Heaven...I think the quiz must be a bit flawed.

But the questions got me thinking...and that is good.

[Lindy]

1. Spinoza (100%) Click here for info

2. Aquinas (76%) Click here for info

3. Stoics (71%) Click here for info

4. Kant (67%) Click here for info

5. Nel Noddings (66%) Click here for info

6. Epicureans (64%) Click here for info

7. Aristotle (57%) Click here for info

8. John Stuart Mill (57%) Click here for info

9. Nietzsche (55%) Click here for info

10. David Hume (52%) Click here for info

11. Jean-Paul Sartre (52%) Click here for info

12. St. Augustine (47%) Click here for info

13. Jeremy Bentham (47%) Click here for info

14. Cynics (39%) Click here for info

15. Plato (37%) Click here for info

16. Thomas Hobbes (27%) Click here for info

17. Ockham (26%) Click here for info

18. Ayn Rand (20%) Click here for info

19. Prescriptivism (14%) Click here for info

[prisonchaplain]

1. Aquinas (100%) Click here for info

2. St. Augustine (100%) Click here for info

3. Ockham (81%) Click here for info

4. Jeremy Bentham (73%) Click here for info

5. Spinoza (73%) Click here for info

6. Kant (72%) Click here for info

7. John Stuart Mill (64%) Click here for info

8. Prescriptivism (57%) Click here for info

9. Plato (55%) Click here for info

10. Aristotle (54%) Click here for info

11. Jean-Paul Sartre (53%) Click here for info

12. Ayn Rand (46%) Click here for info

13. Nel Noddings (45%) Click here for info

14. Epicureans (36%) Click here for info

15. David Hume (33%) Click here for info

16. Nietzsche (21%) Click here for info

17. Stoics (21%) Click here for info

18. Cynics (14%) Click here for info

19. Thomas Hobbes (14%) Click here for info

Hey...what'd you expect ?

[Ray]

http://selectsmart.com/PHILOSOPHY/

MORAL STATEMENTS

Moral statements are primarily:

b.) statements of the speaker's desire/emotion?(e.g. "Murder is wrong" means "I hate murder").

100% David Hume

100% Jean-Paul Sartre

100% Nel Noddings

100% Nietzsche

100% Spinoza

100% Thomas Hobbes

88% Epicureans

88% Stoics

77% Kant

44% Cynics

0% The 9 others

PURPOSE TO LIFE

Does each person have a moral purpose/morally ideal way to live?

B) Yes, but the way to live in order to meet that purpose is unique for each individual

100% Aquinas

100% Aristotle

100% Epicureans

100% Nietzsche

88% Spinoza

77% Ockham

55% Stoics

0% The 12 others

PROPER ORIGIN OF MORALITY

Where does the proper distinction between "good" and "bad" come from?

d.) From holistic forces of the universe (may involve divine power or not).

100% Aquinas

100% Aristotle

100% Spinoza

22% St. Augustine

0% The 15 others

SOCIETAL INFLUENCE

Must a person be coerced/ influenced at some level by societal powers in order to live morally/virtuously?

c.) Sort of, society doesn't have to coerce a person to find morality, but the interest/rights of others in society must be conveyed to a person in order for that person to determine right from wrong.

100% Epicureans

100% Jeremy Bentham

100% John Stuart Mill

100% Kant

100% Nel Noddings

100% Prescriptivism

88% Jean-Paul Sartre

77% Spinoza

33% St. Augustine

0% The 10 others

VIRTUOUS LIFE To be virtuous/live morally, we should primarily make moral distinctions according to:

c) our inherent knowledge (what we know without experimentation).

100% Kant

100% Plato

100% Stoics

88% Aquinas

88% Spinoza

77% Jeremy Bentham

55% John Stuart Mill

33% Ayn Rand

0% The 11 others

HAPPINESS

Will using morality properly necessarily result in maximization of our own happiness?

a.) Yes

100% Aquinas

100% Aristotle

100% Ayn Rand

100% Cynics

100% David Hume

100% Epicureans

100% Nietzsche

100% Plato

100% Spinoza

100% St. Augustine

100% Stoics

100% Thomas Hobbes

88% Jeremy Bentham

88% John Stuart Mill

66% Jean-Paul Sartre

0% The 4 others

UNIVERSAL LAW

Should I act as if the maxim (principle) with which I act were to become the universal law for all rational people?

b.) Yes, but in a very loose manner, evaluating the unique specifics of the situation is essential

100% Jean-Paul Sartre

88% Ayn Rand

88% St. Augustine

55% Aquinas

55% Aristotle

55% Plato

0% The 13 others

END, MEANS, INTENT

Which is the most important, morally?

d.) None of them are significantly more important than the others.

100% Aquinas

100% Aristotle

100% David Hume

100% John Stuart Mill

100% Nel Noddings

100% Plato

88% St. Augustine

55% Jean-Paul Sartre

44% Stoics

33% Spinoza

22% Nietzsche

0% The 8 others

INDIVIDUAL & OTHERS

Is the self-pleasure or self-preservation of the individual ever in conflict with the same type of interests of others?

c) Yes, and neither the interest of self nor the interest of others is more important

100% Jean-Paul Sartre

100% Jeremy Bentham

100% John Stuart Mill

100% Kant

44% Aquinas

44% St. Augustine

33% Spinoza

0% The 12 others

LIBERTY

Would it be ideal to maximize pleasure for all people even at the cost of liberty for some?

B) No, we need liberty

100% John Stuart Mill

90% Ayn Rand

90% Epicureans

90% Kant

90% Ockham

90% Prescriptivism

30% Aquinas

30% Jean-Paul Sartre

20% Aristotle

20% St. Augustine

0% The 9 others

ASCETIC LIFE

Is ascetic living (simple life with a minimum of physical comforts) conducive to being virtuous?

c) No, physical comforts are fine, they may even be rewarding

100% Ayn Rand

90% Aristotle

90% David Hume

90% Epicureans

90% Jean-Paul Sartre

90% Jeremy Bentham

90% John Stuart Mill

90% Kant

90% Nietzsche

90% Prescriptivism

90% Stoics

90% Thomas Hobbes

80% Spinoza

50% Ockham

40% Aquinas

30% Plato

0% The 3 others

VIRTUOUS PERSON

A virtuous person can be described best as:

f) Concerned with others, yet very rational

100% Epicureans

100% Jeremy Bentham

100% John Stuart Mill

100% Kant

77% Jean-Paul Sartre

55% Aquinas

0% The 13 others

[Justlooking]

K, here are my results... fun quiz I must add as well.

1. St. Augustine (100%) Click here for info

2. Ayn Rand (89%) Click here for info

3. Spinoza (86%) Click here for info

4. Plato (76%) Click here for info

5. Kant (73%) Click here for info

6. Aquinas (69%) Click here for info

7. Aristotle (68%) Click here for info

8. John Stuart Mill (64%) Click here for info

9. Epicureans (60%) Click here for info

10. David Hume (56%) Click here for info

11. Jean-Paul Sartre (56%) Click here for info

12. Jeremy Bentham (56%) Click here for info

13. Nietzsche (56%) Click here for info

14. Ockham (54%) Click here for info

15. Prescriptivism (52%) Click here for info

16. Stoics (48%) Click here for info

17. Thomas Hobbes (48%) Click here for info

18. Cynics (33%) Click here for info

19. Nel Noddings (10%) Click here for info

[Guest bizabra]

My scores and the summaries of each philosphy that I agree with most:

1. Epicureans (100%) The end result of pleasure is what is significant

2. Jeremy Bentham (94%) Nature has placed humans under two states: pain and pleasure

3. John Stuart Mill (84%) Liberty is the most important pleasure

4. Jean-Paul Sartre (80%) Making conscious moral choices is more significant than consistently following moral guidelines

5. Spinoza (77%) Something must have a desirable affect on man in order to be good

6. Aristotle (71%) In living in accordance with their true nature, humans will find the most enjoyment out of reasoning

7. Kant (70%) We have freedom

8. Ayn Rand (69%) We have free will

9. Cynics (69%) Virtue consists in finding salvation in oneself

10. Thomas Hobbes (67%) Altruism may be pleasurable for the giver

11. Nel Noddings (60%) We should use an ethics of care: emphasizing loving others, meeting needs, and nurturing

12. Nietzsche (59%) Conventional morality is a crutch to man

13. Stoics (59%) The common capacity to reason allows all humans to achieve virtue and wisdom

14. Aquinas (57%) Societies must enact laws to ensure the correct application of moral reasoning

15. David Hume (54%) Humans are naturally sympathetic creatures

16. Prescriptivism (39%) Moral judgments are an expression of our will.

17. Ockham (32%) I did not agree with any of the summaries

18. St. Augustine (32%) I did not agree with any of the summaries

19. Plato (15%) There is reason to act justly even if one can get away with acting unjustly

Not suprising, eh?

[sgallan]

1. Nel Noddings (100%)

2. Jean-Paul Sartre (94%)

3. Nietzsche (78%)

4. David Hume (72%)

5. Epicureans (68%)

6. Jeremy Bentham (64%)

7. Spinoza (63%)

8. Stoics (59%)

9. Thomas Hobbes (58%)

10. Ayn Rand (58%)

11. John Stuart Mill (58%)

12. Kant (57%)

13. Aquinas (55%)

14. St. Augustine (54%)

15. Aristotle (51%)

16. Cynics (45%)

17. Prescriptivism (41%)

18. Plato (24%)

19. Ockham (14%)

[Laureltree]

I'm more like June Clever & Donna Reed, with a smash of pazzazz

[jiggypoo]

1. Ayn Rand (100%) Click here for info

2. Jean-Paul Sartre (93%) Click here for info

3. St. Augustine (91%) Click here for info

4. John Stuart Mill (86%) Click here for info

5. Plato (75%) Click here for info

6. Spinoza (75%) Click here for info

7. Aquinas (72%) Click here for info

8. Kant (72%) Click here for info

9. Epicureans (68%) Click here for info

10. Jeremy Bentham (65%) Click here for info

11. Prescriptivism (63%) Click here for info

12. Aristotle (58%) Click here for info

13. David Hume (56%) Click here for info

14. Stoics (53%) Click here for info

15. Nietzsche (51%) Click here for info

16. Nel Noddings (48%) Click here for info

17. Thomas Hobbes (46%) Click here for info

18. Ockham (39%) Click here for info

19. Cynics (37%) Click here for info

[Prend1]

Wow I'm shocked! Can't say that I agree with this one but......

1. Kant (100%) Click here for info

2. Spinoza (95%) Click here for info

3. Ockham (91%) Click here for info

4. Jean-Paul Sartre (89%) Click here for info

5. St. Augustine (81%) Click here for info

6. Aquinas (77%) Click here for info

7. Jeremy Bentham (62%) Click here for info

8. Prescriptivism (62%) Click here for info

9. John Stuart Mill (61%) Click here for info

10. Nietzsche (53%) Click here for info

11. Stoics (47%) Click here for info

12. Epicureans (46%) Click here for info

13. Aristotle (45%) Click here for info

14. David Hume (40%) Click here for info

15. Nel Noddings (38%) Click here for info

16. Ayn Rand (32%) Click here for info

17. Cynics (19%) Click here for info

18. Thomas Hobbes (13%) Click here for info

19. Plato (8%) Click here for info

[Aristotle]

Is their any doubt who my choice would be? Aristotle rules! ;-)

Kidding aside, my number one choice is Jesus.