Existentialer than thou, Lynch

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



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Existentialism

85%

Utilitarianism

60%

Justice (Fairness)

55%

Kantianism

55%

Hedonism

45%

Strong Egoism

40%

Nihilism

25%

Apathy

10%

Divine Command

0%


What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03)
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Existentialism 100%
Kantianism 70%
Utilitarianism 60%
Justice (Fairness) 60%
Hedonism 35%
Strong Egoism 30%
Apathy 20%
Nihilism 15%
Divine Command 5%

Existentialist!

*shakes fist in impotent fury*

By John Lynch (not verified) on 30 Mar 2007 #permalink

Existentialism 95%
Hedonism 85%
Strong Egoism 75%

... hmm, looks about right.

By Jonathan Vause (not verified) on 31 Mar 2007 #permalink

Similiar for me:

Existentialism 95%
Hedonism 80%
Strong Egoism 55%
Justice 45%
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Divine Command 0%

Hedonism 65%
Justice (Fairness) 65%
Existentialism 55%
Utilitarianism 55%
Kantianism 40%
Apathy 40%
Strong Egoism 30%
Divine Command 20%
Nihilism 15%

Hmmm...A justice driven Hedonist.

By Ferrous Patella (not verified) on 31 Mar 2007 #permalink

Existentialism 90%
Justice (Fairness) 75%
Hedonism 70%
Utilitarianism 70%
Kantianism 15%
Strong Egoism 15%
Apathy 10%

Not sure how the apathy crept in, but otherwise pretty reasonable. I'd say I'm more consequentialist than utilitarian, but that doesn't seem to be an option.

By Ginger Yellow (not verified) on 01 Apr 2007 #permalink

Hedonism

80%
Utilitarianism

70%
Nihilism

70%
Existentialism

70%
Justice (Fairness)

60%
Kantianism

50%
Strong Egoism

45%
Apathy

45%
Divine Command

0%

It seems I'm pretty strongly, almost everything!

It also seems I don't know how to comment properly

Existentialism 100%
Justice (Fairness) 90%
Utilitarianism 75%
Nihilism 75%
Strong Egoism 75%
Kantianism 65%
Hedonism 55%
Apathy 20%
Divine Command 0%

WTF is Kantianism supposed to me? I like to create long, obtuse sentences, composed mainly of geronds, and that don't translate well?

What other kind of Egoism is there besides "strong" egoism? Seems all egoism would be strong egoism.

"Vee beleeve in nut-ting"

Existentialism 70%
Hedonism 70%
Utilitarianism 70%
Justice (Fairness) 55%
Kantianism 45%
Strong Egoism 40%
Nihilism 25%
Divine Command 0%
Apathy 0%

Hmmm, I think my hedonism is really Utilitarianism: dies this mean I'm going to end up being stuffed and put in a display case when I die?

I'm surprised John managed to complete this: surely a real philosopher would have felt compelled to write an essay explaining half of his/her answers. Even for me, I wanted to start an answer "It depends on what you mean by..."

Bob

Apathetic hedonist, me.

But I didn't need the quiz to tell me that, I've known it since I was 4 years old.

Very true, mate, but the apathetic hedonism wasn't their fault - they tried their best to beat it out of me, I just couldn't be bothered trying to change. Learning to run faster than my Dad was an easier and quicker solution.

Oh I see.

Yes, I was a bright 4 year old - somewhat brighter then than I am now.