The hedonistic, existentialist crofter

13 09 2006

One of the things I like most about the internet is that you can stumble across all matter of weird, wonderfrul and trivial pieces of information.

Today, I found the What philosophy do you follow? quiz.

With a few minutes to spare before the Big Lad caught the school bus, I quickly filled in my answers (always the best way to do these things so you don’t tailor your answers) and clicked Submit.

So, what philosophy do I follow out here on the croft?

It appears I’m:

95% Existentialist

90% Hedonist

75% Fair Justice

After that, I decline fairly rapidly with 40% or less for utilitarianism, nihilism, srong egoism, apathy and kantianism. As for divine command, I came up with a magnificent zero.

Now I can certainly accept the existentialism and justice results, but I was rather surprised to see I rated so highly as a hedonist. It must be that I enjoy the pain of being a crofter! :)


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7 responses to “The hedonistic, existentialist crofter”

14 09 2006
busydaffodil (08:20:43) :

I came out as Justice as top…..which is very me!

Fab link……hope you dont mind, but I borrowed it?

14 09 2006
stonehead (09:22:30) :

I’m not surprised going by your posts here and elsewhere. :) As for linking, I’m sure the originator of the quiz will be more than happy to get more traffic going his way.

14 09 2006
Dad (11:07:55) :

My top 3 were similar to your responses:
Existentialism 85%
Hedonism 80%
Justice 75%

The rest tagged along; but I was surprised to find Divine Command registered as high as 60%.

Interesting and fun to complete.

14 09 2006
Fat Boy (12:32:59) :

Gday Big Bro, here’s my results for your enlightenment.
Hedonism 85%
Utilitarianism 70%
Apathy/Justice 60%
Existentialism 55%
Kantianism/Strong Egoism/Nihilism 45%
and Divine Command a big fat zero.
I expected apathy to be higher, but cant really seem to be bothered!
GBJ

14 09 2006
Carol (21:46:19) :

Hmm. I’m an Existentialist (75%). Apparently. Swiftly followed by : Hedonism 70% ; Utilitarianism 60% (I dont even know what this is!); Justice (Fairness) 45% ; Kantianism 40% ; Strong Egoism 30% ; Divine Command 30% (not a surprise) ; Apathy 15% ; Nihilism 15%

15 09 2006
stonehead (06:17:41) :

A utilitarian generally seeks the greatest good for the greatest number. Wikipedia has a good overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism

28 09 2006
dibnah (14:09:00) :

i got 100% existentialist

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