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[Poll] What's Your Philosophical Outlook?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by twhy77, Jan 27, 2010.

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What is your philosophical outlook on life?

  1. Relatavist

    6.6%
  2. Materialist

    9.8%
  3. Pragmatist

    29.5%
  4. Nihilist

    4.9%
  5. Moderate Realist (traditional Christian position)

    13.1%
  6. Anti-Intellectual

    6.6%
  7. Rationalist

    18.0%
  8. Other (please explain)

    11.5%
  1. jo mama

    jo mama Contributing Member

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    there is no dana, only zuel.
     
  2. rocketsjudoka

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    I voted "other" as I'm not sure I fit your definitions. I think I am closer to being a pragmatist and subscribe to William James' view of pragmatism. That though doesn't necessarily fit your definition of "pragmatism".

    At the sametime I also follow some of the ideas you have under the other categories.
     
  3. twhy77

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    I think that classify you as a pragmatist. Although based off of our conversations, you definitely have some qualities of the moderate realist.
     
  4. Dubious

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    You should allow multiple voting because I change about daily.

    But, scientifically, truth is subjective and depends of the conditions of the observer; the ability and range of his tools, his preconceptions and breadth of knowledge and his point of view within the universe (scale and time). So, ultimately one's reality is an individual conclusion, though we know we can never be certain about anything. And, the human consciousness can actively choose some of it's own influences and choose to discard others so that we can influence our own reality.

    Individually, we are of ultimate importance to ourselves, But as we pull back the perspective, self, family, town, country, planet, galaxy, universe, universes; we be come less significant. So, we can also choose our scales for self identification up to a point.

    So what's that? Relativism?
     
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    Can't vote. I'm not just one.
     
  6. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"

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    Page 2 and no nihilists yet? :eek:

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  7. twhy77

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    It's a hard philosophy to deal with.
     
  8. rocketsjudoka

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    It depends on how you look at it. If you subscribe to Hinayana Buddhism then you actually do believe in nothing..
     
  9. twhy77

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    I think Nietzsche describes that philosophy as a wave crashing upon a shore. I don't know quite what that means but I think it was a put-down.
     
  10. Grizzled

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    I would probably disagree with this. As for my philosophical outlook, I guess I'd say that I'm mostly post-conventional according to Kohlberg's stages.
     
  11. twhy77

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    It was tongue-in-cheek. :)
     
  12. Dubious

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    We need Sam to come in here and explain some more Hegel. I went to a land grant college and we didn't get too deep into this stuff.
     
  13. rimrocker

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    I'm a Platonic Aristotelian.
     
  14. twhy77

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    Explosions! Cats & Dogs living together! Ah!
     
  15. Rashmon

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    In that case I am a Rationalist David Hume.
     
  17. Rashmon

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    I'm a Sartre existentialist, but there is no choice.
     
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    The definitions are prejudicial and simplistic.

    The closest description for what I believe would be Absurdist.
     
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    Rockets win- :grin:
    Rockets lose- :mad:
     
  20. saitou

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    Was that in response to rimrocker or Rashmon?

    According to Rashmon's link, my top 2 matches are:
    1. David Hume (100%) Books, etc. Information link
    2. Nietzsche (100%) Books, etc. Information link

    Which is nice cos Hume's my favourite philosopher (I've never read Hume's stuff on ethics though, only on science/induction/causation/human irrational behaviour).
     

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