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What philosophy do you follow?

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MidnightBlue said:
At least in his ethical system. But the categorical imperative includes, for instance, the idea that you should never treat other people as a means to an end, and I can agree with that.

Yeah, while I'm definitely not a Kantian, I can agree with him on this point.
 
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1. Jean-Paul Sartre (100%) Click here for info2. John Stuart Mill (92%) Click here for info3. Epicureans (87%) Click here for info4. Ayn Rand (84%) Click here for info5. Jeremy Bentham (76%) Click here for info6. Kant (72%) Click here for info7. Thomas Hobbes (71%) Click here for info8. Cynics (67%) Click here for info9. Nietzsche (67%) Click here for info10. Aquinas (65%) Click here for info11. Aristotle (53%) Click here for info12. David Hume (50%) Click here for info13. Nel Noddings (49%) Click here for info14. Ockham (48%) Click here for info15. Spinoza (46%) Click here for info16. Prescriptivism (43%) Click here for info17. St. Augustine (38%) Click here for info18. Stoics (34%) Click here for info19. Plato (31%) Click here for info
 
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Im_A

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Utilitarianism 95%
Existentialism 95%
Divine Command 80%
Justice (Fairness) 75%
Kantianism 75%
Hedonism 70%
Strong Egoism 20%
Apathy 10%
Nihilism 0%

Utilitarianism (from the Latin utilis, useful) is a theory of ethics based on quantitative maximization of some good for society or humanity. It is a form of consequentialism. This good is often happiness or pleasure, though some utilitarian theories might seek to maximize other consequences. Utilitarianism is sometimes summarized as "The greatest happiness for the greatest number."

never heard of it before, don't know who those guys are, but i'll take it tho. i like what is just said.
 
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1. Aquinas (100%) 2. Epicureans (95%) 3. Spinoza (88%) 4. Stoics (85%) 5. John Stuart Mill (84%) 6. Aristotle (79%) 7. Plato (73%) 8. Kant (66%) 9. St. Augustine (64%) 10. Nietzsche (60%) 11. Jean-Paul Sartre (57%) 12. David Hume (55%) 13. Thomas Hobbes (55%) 14. Ayn Rand (50%) 15. Jeremy Bentham (50%) 16. Nel Noddings (41%) 17. Cynics (33%) 18. Ockham (33%) 19. Prescriptivism (27%)
 
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Divine Command100%
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tilitarianism80%
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Kantianism40%S
trong Egoism40%
Apathy20%
Nihilism10%



You scored as Divine Command.

Your life is directed by Divine Command: Your god and religion give you meaning and direction.


 
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Kaonashi

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I liked this one better as well.
1. Spinoza (100%) Click here for info2. Epicureans (93%) Click here for info3. Aquinas (89%) Click here for info4. Aristotle (73%) Click here for info5. Stoics (68%) Click here for info6. Jean-Paul Sartre (67%) Click here for info7. Jeremy Bentham (65%) Click here for info8. John Stuart Mill (63%) Click here for info9. St. Augustine (60%) Click here for info10. Thomas Hobbes (56%) Click here for info11. Ayn Rand (55%) Click here for info12. Nietzsche (55%) Click here for info13. Plato (52%) Click here for info14. Nel Noddings (44%) Click here for info15. Cynics (40%) Click here for info16. Kant (40%) Click here for info17. David Hume (35%) Click here for info18. Ockham (32%) Click here for info19. Prescriptivism (31%) Click here for info
 
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Nyvvy777

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You scored as Utilitarianism.


Your life is guided by the principles of Utilitarianism: You seek the greatest good for the greatest number.




Utilitarianism 75%
Divine Command 65%
Justice (Fairness) 50%
Existentialism 45%

Kantianism 40%
Hedonism 35%
Strong Egoism 30%
Apathy 25%
Nihilism 10%






 
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What a very biased test, and objectivism didn't even appear on the test. Waste of time.

Strong Egoism 70%
Apathy 65%
Hedonism 55%
Justice (Fairness) 40%
Utilitarianism 35%
Existentialism 35%
Divine Command 30%
Kantianis 30%
Nihilism 15%


How did devine command and nihilism make it onto my list?
 
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Existentialism 90%
Hedonism 70%
Utilitarianism 60%
Strong Egoism 60%
Justice (Fairness) 45%
Kantianism 20%
Nihilism 20%
Apathy 5%
Divine Command 0%

High Existentialism and no Divine Command. That'd explain why I enjoy Nietzsche, Sartre, and Camus. Let's see what the next one says.

Nietzsche (100%)
Jean-Paul Sartre (99%)
David Hume (92%)
Thomas Hobbes (83%)
Stoics (82%)
Ayn Rand (78%)
Cynics (77%)
Nel Noddings (75%)
Kant (73%)
Jeremy Bentham (69%)
John Stuart Mill (67%)
Epicureans (63%)
Spinoza (62%)
Aquinas (50%)
Aristotle (45%)
Prescriptivism (40%)
Ockham (30%)
St. Augustine (30%)
Plato (24%)

The first two are definitely dead-on. I really don't like Rand, so I'm not sure why she's so high up there.
 
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Well, that was interesting.

Hedonism 70%

Justice (Fairness) 65%

Existentialism 50%

Utilitarianism 45%

Kantianism 30%

Apathy 30%

Strong Egoism 15%

Divine Command 0%

Nihilism 0%

The divine command result isn't a surprise, but I never thought of myself as a hedonist.
 
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You scored as Existentialism.



Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life.

�Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.�
�It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.�
--Jean-Paul Sartre

�It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.�
--Blaise Pascal

More info at Arocoun's Wikipedia User Page...

Existentialism

75%

Utilitarianism

65%

Justice (Fairness)

60%

Hedonism

50%

Nihilism

45%

Kantianism

45%

Strong Egoism

35%

Apathy

20%

Divine Command

0%

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism/

'Like "rationalism" and "empiricism," "existentialism" is a term that belongs to intellectual history...'
 
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