Ethical Philosophy Test

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Ethical Philosophy Test

My results:

1.    Kant   (100%)
2.    Stoics   (76%)
3.    Aquinas   (73%)
4.    Ayn Rand   (73%)
5.    Jeremy Bentham   (72%)
6.    John Stuart Mill   (69%)
7.    Spinoza   (67%)
8.    Cynics   (63%)
9.    Prescriptivism   (63%)
10.    St. Augustine   (58%)
11.    Ockham   (52%)
12.    Aristotle   (51%)
13.    Plato   (51%)
14.    Jean-Paul Sartre   (44%)
15.    Epicureans   (39%)
16.    Nietzsche   (35%)
17.    David Hume   (27%)
18.    Nel Noddings   (25%)
19.    Thomas Hobbes   (23%)

They sound about right, but I don't think the stoics should've been that high. Anyways, I don't agree at all with the interpretation hegel and his buddies did of Kant, I'm much more of a Schopenhauerian.

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So much Sartre going around.

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New results after answereing a question I missed:

1.    Kant   (100%)
2.    Ayn Rand   (89%)
3.    John Stuart Mill   (82%)
4.    Prescriptivism   (75%)
5.    Stoics   (75%)
6.    Jeremy Bentham   (71%) 
7.    Aquinas   (66%) 
8.    Cynics   (62%)
9.    Spinoza   (57%)
10.    Epicureans   (52%)
11.    Ockham   (52%)
12.    Plato   (50%)
13.    Aristotle   (49%)
14.    St. Augustine   (47%)
15.    Jean-Paul Sartre   (40%)
16.    Thomas Hobbes   (36%)
17.    Nietzsche   (34%)
18.    David Hume   (27%)
19.    Nel Noddings   (11%)

I find it highly ironic that I got Kant and Rand so close.

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On a funnier note, The Truth About Ayn Rand and Gay Porn Stars

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http://politicalcompass.org/ - Iconochasms

Ayn Rand, at her Ford Hall appearance, 1971, declared homosexuality to be immoral and disgusting.

Actually I find Rand disgusting.  She was always spewing her own particular sexual perversions around like they were supposed to be some ideal. 

As I said I'm really more of an Epicurian..  I was a bit embarrassed by that 100% Randian score, given how ridiculous a person she was.  I think if you consistently answer those questions assuming there is no universal 'right' or 'virtuous' way, you end up Randian.

Wrong. Rand was a strong purpoter of moral absolutism.

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1. Kant (100%)

Finally.

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1.    Aristotle   (100%)  Click here for info
2.    Ayn Rand   (96%)  Click here for info
3.    Aquinas   (87%)  Click here for info
4.    Nietzsche   (83%)  Click here for info
5.    Epicureans   (79%)  Click here for info
6.    Jeremy Bentham   (75%)  Click here for info
7.    Spinoza   (75%)  Click here for info
8.    John Stuart Mill   (71%)  Click here for info
9.    Plato   (70%)  Click here for info
10.    St. Augustine   (70%)  Click here for info
11.    Thomas Hobbes   (69%)  Click here for info
12.    Cynics   (67%)  Click here for info
13.    David Hume   (66%)  Click here for info
14.    Jean-Paul Sartre   (58%)  Click here for info
15.    Stoics   (58%)  Click here for info
16.    Kant   (56%)  Click here for info
17.    Ockham   (41%)  Click here for info
18.    Prescriptivism   (36%)  Click here for info
19.    Nel Noddings   (35%)  Click here for info

As an Objectivist, I am disappointed I wasn't able to get 100% for Ayn Rand.  But no real surprises here.

Well, Aristotle, Nietzsche and Aquinas all greatly influenced Rand, so you're still good.

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1.    St. Augustine   (100%) 
2.    Aquinas   (99%) 
3.    Kant   (85%) 
4.    Spinoza   (82%) 
5.    Ockham   (80%) 
6.    John Stuart Mill   (75%) 
7.    Jeremy Bentham   (74%) 
8.    Aristotle   (70%) 
9.    Prescriptivism   (65%) 
10.    Plato   (62%) 
11.    Ayn Rand   (56%) 
12.    Stoics   (55%) 
13.    Epicureans   (51%)
14.    Cynics   (45%) 
15.    Jean-Paul Sartre   (44%) 
16.    Nel Noddings   (43%) 
17.    Nietzsche   (42%) 
18.    David Hume   (25%) 
19.    Thomas Hobbes   (4%) 

I guess 16 years of Catholic theology had their impact with St Augustine and Aquinas 1 and 2.  Kant had many novel ideas but the categorical imperative is flawed and allows for zero common sense and leeway.  I have read works from all the Philosophers/movements on this list save Nel Noddings and interestingly found Nietzsche to be the best read and Kant the worst.

Schopenhauer is virtually the best writer in the field of Philosophers, but he isn't on the list. too bad, because I consider myself a Schopenhauerian, whit a few modifications.

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I got Kant first, Hobbes last.
Hobbes still was much the more interesting and admirable man.

I wonder why so many people like that crazy whore.

BTW, do you consider yourself Kantian, or getting it was just an accident?

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So I took this again, and it's somewhat different:

1.    Stoics   (100%) 
2.    St. Augustine   (99%)
3.    Ayn Rand   (97%)
4.    Aquinas   (94%)
5.    Spinoza   (86%)
6.    Aristotle   (82%)
7.    Plato   (80%)
8.    Cynics   (76%)
9.    Kant   (61%)
10.    David Hume   (59%)
11.    Nietzsche   (57%)
12.    John Stuart Mill   (56%)
13.    Jean-Paul Sartre   (56%) 
14.    Jeremy Bentham   (49%)
15.    Ockham   (40%)
16.    Thomas Hobbes   (31%) 
17.    Epicureans   (28%)
18.    Nel Noddings   (22%)
19.    Prescriptivism   (22%)

The cynics shoulda been a bit higher, given that I'm a mix of a cynic and a stoic, but it accuretely reflects the changes in my ethical thought.

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 1.    Cynics  (100%)  Click here for info
2.    Stoics  (97%)  Click here for info
3.    Aquinas  (90%)  Click here for info
4.    Spinoza  (84%)  Click here for info
5.    St. Augustine  (83%)  Click here for info
6.    Aristotle  (76%)  Click here for info
7.    Ayn Rand  (73%)  Click here for info
8.    Jeremy Bentham  (58%)  Click here for info
9.    John Stuart Mill  (58%)  Click here for info
10.    Plato  (53%)  Click here for info
11.    Kant  (52%)  Click here for info
12.    David Hume  (49%)  Click here for info
13.    Nietzsche  (49%)  Click here for info
14.    Thomas Hobbes  (38%)  Click here for info
15.    Epicureans  (36%)  Click here for info
16.    Jean-Paul Sartre  (36%)  Click here for info
17.    Ockham  (34%)  Click here for info
18.    Prescriptivism  (28%)  Click here for info
19.    Nel Noddings  (23%)  Click here for info

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1.    Ayn Rand   (100%)
2.    Kant   (76%)
3.    Nietzsche   (64%)
4.    Thomas Hobbes   (62%)
5.    David Hume   (61%)
6.    John Stuart Mill   (58%)
7.    Prescriptivism   (58%)
8.    Stoics   (56%)
9.    Jean-Paul Sartre   (54%)
10.    Aristotle   (53%)
11.    Epicureans   (47%)
12.    Spinoza   (45%)
13.    Plato   (43%)
14.    Jeremy Bentham   (32%)
15.    Aquinas   (31%)
16.    Cynics   (28%)
17.    Nel Noddings   (27%)
18.    St. Augustine   (20%)
19.    Ockham   (12%)

Kant next to Rand. Now there's something.

BTW, I love your quote. It shows how much of a tyrant Lincoln was.