Thanks to Korashime for pointing me to this slice of quiz-like goodness. And my results?
1. John Stuart Mill (100%)
2. Spinoza (98%)
3. Kant (96%)
4. Stoics (90%)
5. Epicureans (88%)
6. Aristotle (87%)
7. David Hume (84%)
8. Aquinas (81%)
9. Jeremy Bentham (76%)
10. Jean-Paul Sartre (75%)
11. Nel Noddings (72%)
12. Nietzsche (70%)
13. St. Augustine (64%)
14. Cynics (62%)
15. Ayn Rand (60%)
16. Thomas Hobbes (54%)
17. Prescriptivism (42%)
18. Plato (34%)
19. Ockham (24%)
According to Mr. Mill, apparently, “The Utilitarian principle is correct when the quality of pleasures is accounted for,” and, “Liberty is the most important pleasure.”
Uh huh. Liberty equals Pleasure. This guy clearly needed to get out more. Maybe I really do need to investigate these so-called Great Thinkers.
Or maybe I need to back away slowly and avoid the temptation to contemplate my navel. What do you think?