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tricstmr in idealists

history or philosophy...

Sep 26, 2006 10:26

A question here, since overall, this list has been less than hyperactive as of late ( Read more... )

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oops.. this was supposed to go in INTJ... tricstmr September 26 2006, 15:34:57 UTC

I meant to post this in the INTJ list.. but any comments from here would also be most appreciated..

passionrlsusall September 26 2006, 17:09:02 UTC

I'm an infp, and I think I tend to gravitate more to the open-endedness and such of philosophy over history, but both can interest me.

Thanks! tricstmr September 26 2006, 17:22:51 UTC

for the info! Do you spend much time talking about philosophy or history with people? or even more relevantly.. when you talk politics with people, how does your conversation go? Do you emphasize principles over examples? or the reverse? any and all info appreciated.. :)

Re: Thanks! passionrlsusall September 26 2006, 17:30:53 UTC

Honestly, I don't spend much time talking about either one with people. History if I happen to be in a historical place or it gets spurred by a movie or something..philosophy if it comes up in conversation or also if it gets spurred by a movie/t.v. show/current event. Probably philosophy more, depending on what you define as philosophy. I think I tend to emphasize principles over examples when talking politics. I tend to not know the details of a situation, so I talk about what I feel is right or how I interpret the broad issue.

rynmorianqueen September 26 2006, 18:04:04 UTC

First off, I'm not sure what Ti and Ni refer to. Is this something other than T for Thinking and N for iNtuition?

To answer your question, I am ENFJ and enjoy history more than philosophy (in fact, I am a history major). I do like philosophy, but I am sometimes annoyed that it is too abstract and philosophers don't relate their study to the actual workings of the world, the lives of people, etc. I haven't taken careful note of my conversational and debate tactics, but I think I do tend to use historical examples more often than philosophical examples.

Ti and Ni tricstmr September 27 2006, 03:15:19 UTC

are shorthand for the basic functions that Jung described and which were then later modified a bit by Myers and Brigg for their models ( ... )

Re: Ti and Ni rynmorianqueen September 27 2006, 15:49:43 UTC

I didn't know that Jung's theory about auxilliary and tertiary functions could be written out like that. Thanks! I'm going to have to start using those terms when I'm trying to explain myself. *g*

gyntsela September 27 2006, 20:31:21 UTC

ENFP, I tend to use philosophy more than history overall in a political/religious e-mail debate I have going, but I think I use current history/current events more than I use philosophy. Perhaps I'm a fenceliner... :)

Peace.

skylark777 September 28 2006, 02:29:29 UTC

Philosophy!!