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To clarify, I was not thinking in particular of either the Hegelian meaning of synthesis or the analytic/synthetic proposition distinction in philosophy. I was thinking of their more common sense, as pertaining generally to different modes of discourse or interaction with concepts. I have...

Do you consider yourself more analytic or synthetic? Do you do more of one or the other in your intellectual work? Do INTPs (or people in general) tend to be better at one or the other? What does it mean if someone says I'm good at analysis or synthesis? Are some subjects inherently more...

Lot - what am I supposed to tell them? That I would like them to please leave their house and never invite people over again? :p Editor - I've always been pretty good at giving myself adequate time alone. The problem is I'm now living in a crowded apartment in a crowded city, and I don't have...

I've always been the most introverted person I know, but I think I also have some social anxiety problems. Here's how my evening went... This evening both of my housemates had friends over - my roomie and friend were in our shared bedroom and the other 2 people were in the living room...

I'm glad someone mentioned Aristotle so that I don't have to. :D But I think a clarification may be in order... the Aristotelian (and more generally Greek/medieval) concept of "happiness" does not mean an emotion or a state of pleasure or even contentment in a situational, psychological sense...

It's easier for me to state what I don't like. I dislike being around people who are: Too arrogant; too pessimistic (and I mean actually pessimistic, not cynical); too cheerful (in situations where cheer is not called for); overbearing; humorless; entitled; bossy; apathetic; excessively...

I'm not sure how to answer, since I actually identify with a lot of what you said. Last time I took a test N came out my weakest trait, if I remember correctly. I am definitely INTP but I also like athletics and fixing stuff with tools (although I mostly use vice grips, screwdrivers and duct...

He is certainly not INFJ, based on reading a profile. If I am correct about my dad being INTJ (he has tested that way and seems to fit descriptions) then my brother definitely isn't one. He is not strategic or managerial like my dad is. I call up my dad when I want to discuss literature or...

Montresor - I'm newer than you are, so I haven't the foggiest what all the Si's and Te's really mean. I'll have to do some reading one of these days... Based on comparing the wikipedia section on cognitive functions for INTP vs ISTP and ISTJ I definitely find ISTP more plausible. Seems like...

This makes no sense, which is why I'm responding, because it perturbs me when fellow theists fail to make sense. We need to distinguish between creation (i.e., the relationship between creator and the world, in which the creator makes it such that the world exists) and change within creation...

Yeah, it's like he's got part of both worlds. He's like me and my dad in the way he conducts discourse but more like my mom in terms of the way he conducts himself socially. Anyone else?

I sometimes talk as a nervous tic when I'm really anxious about something, which is not very often. Or if I've had too much alcohol or caffeine. I want to talk when I can discuss/debate a stimulating idea with a person who has equally stimulating ideas. Otherwise I rarely want to talk to...

ISTJ does fit him in a lot of ways, but it seems too strong. He's not very organized and not much for making plans. He's not punctual. He's scatterbrained. He can pick up new abstract concepts very quickly. His managerial capabilities are on par with mine, which is to say, they are...

Here is a summary of the work if you're just interested in what he talks about: http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/reviews/mathematical-logic/ Unfortunately it would be near impossible to type up any of his proofs. I might try to scan a page just so you can see what it looks...

No, I'm in college so living in an apartment. I do have several "practical" hobbies, but they tend to cost a lot without much prospect of making money. It would probably be more realistic for me to get a higher-paying indoors job in order to support my hobbies. Frankly it probably doesn't...