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If only this was true.
When you grow older you tend to make better decisions and have emotional awareness thanks for 'developed amygdala'. It's about being self aware, understand emotions (yours and others), having empathy etc. which all pretty much comes from the maturity. At the age of mid 20s people usually grow up a bit and get higher EQ. It's not a written rule, but both have many common things.
 

Hængebøffer

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Jun 4, 2009
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When you grow older you tend to make better decisions and have emotional awareness thanks for 'developed amygdala'. It's about being self aware, understand emotions (yours and others), having empathy etc. which all pretty much comes from the maturity. At the age of mid 20s people usually grow up a bit and get higher EQ. It's not a written rule, but both have many common things.
I mixed it with social Intelligence and looked it up. When I saw it was introduced in 1995, I was thinking it's a fashion phenomenom and when I read further, true enough, it's accused of being pop psychology.

I'm very critical when it comes to things like this, especially within business industry.

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Which philosopher are you?

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Your Result: W.v.O. Quine / Late Wittgenstein

85%

There is no provable absolute truth. The way you see things is dependant on your language. Truths exist only within a language, and change as the language does.


74%
Sartre/Camus (late existentialists)

68%
Aristotle

65%
Immanuel Kant

53%
Nietzsche

47%
Early Wittgenstein / Positivists

12%
Plato (strict rationalists)
 

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I mixed it with social Intelligence and looked it up. When I saw it was introduced in 1995, I was thinking it's a fashion phenomenom and when I read further, true enough, it's accused of being pop psychology.

I'm very critical when it comes to things like this, especially within business industry.

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Which philosopher are you?

http://www.gotoquiz.com/results/which_philosopher_are_you

Your Result: W.v.O. Quine / Late Wittgenstein

85%

There is no provable absolute truth. The way you see things is dependant on your language. Truths exist only within a language, and change as the language does.


74%
Sartre/Camus (late existentialists)

68%
Aristotle

65%
Immanuel Kant

53%
Nietzsche

47%
Early Wittgenstein / Positivists

12%
Plato (strict rationalists)
Lol @ claiming to be skeptical and then linking to "which philosopher are you?" :D
 

Dostoevsky

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May 27, 2007
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I mixed it with social Intelligence and looked it up. When I saw it was introduced in 1995, I was thinking it's a fashion phenomenom and when I read further, true enough, it's accused of being pop psychology.

I'm very critical when it comes to things like this, especially within business industry.

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Which philosopher are you?

http://www.gotoquiz.com/results/which_philosopher_are_you

Your Result: W.v.O. Quine / Late Wittgenstein

85%

There is no provable absolute truth. The way you see things is dependant on your language. Truths exist only within a language, and change as the language does.


74%
Sartre/Camus (late existentialists)

68%
Aristotle

65%
Immanuel Kant

53%
Nietzsche

47%
Early Wittgenstein / Positivists

12%
Plato (strict rationalists)
Funny thing you mention social intelligence. Today I've heard about studies how there are 3 things that interact about relationship (like 3 things to have a good relationship) and those are attachment (being close to someone that you miss him a lot and vice versa), caring (...well, caring) and sex. So when there are those three combined within both people it's a good sign. However the most important thing seems to be caring. I know it can sound like a ton of bullshit science behind a relationship, but just sayin' some informative :p

As for the business industry (if we're talking about emotional intelligence) I think it's very crucial and that opinion is not based on my todays readings. I think it's vital to have high EQ if you want to be a leader (in any aspect) or to run your own business. Being able to understand people better and lead them through emotions can be relatively easy and effective. There are also studies that show how people with high IQ (only) can and usually do achieve a lot less in life (speaking of course about business aspect). Picking people with relatively high IQ also means dropping and ignoring a lot of people with high EQ (as those who posses both are kinda.. rare).

It might be a 'new science' but I think it's a deep psychology when it comes to that subject. What I find interesting is that I think having the understanding of emotions and people and make you manipulate people. It doesn't have to be in a bad way, but it's like you're always one step ahead of them.
 

Hængebøffer

Senior Member
Jun 4, 2009
25,185
Funny thing you mention social intelligence. Today I've heard about studies how there are 3 things that interact about relationship (like 3 things to have a good relationship) and those are attachment (being close to someone that you miss him a lot and vice versa), caring (...well, caring) and sex. So when there are those three combined within both people it's a good sign. However the most important thing seems to be caring. I know it can sound like a ton of bullshit science behind a relationship, but just sayin' some informative :p

As for the business industry (if we're talking about emotional intelligence) I think it's very crucial and that opinion is not based on my todays readings. I think it's vital to have high EQ if you want to be a leader (in any aspect) or to run your own business. Being able to understand people better and lead them through emotions can be relatively easy and effective. There are also studies that show how people with high IQ (only) can and usually do achieve a lot less in life (speaking of course about business aspect). Picking people with relatively high IQ also means dropping and ignoring a lot of people with high EQ (as those who posses both are kinda.. rare).

It might be a 'new science' but I think it's a deep psychology when it comes to that subject. What I find interesting is that I think having the understanding of emotions and people and make you manipulate people. It doesn't have to be in a bad way, but it's like you're always one step ahead of them.
I think attachement is as important :)

I'm not dismissing it, I'm just pointing out that you should be critical towards things like positive psychology, recognition etc.
 
Apr 15, 2006
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Your Result: Aristotle 81%
Truth does not exist in some transcendent realm. We get to truth by applying reason to the physical world. The world follows logic and commonsense. Science if done properly is not to far from philosophy.

74% Sartre/Camus (late existentialists)
62% Early Wittgenstein / Positivists
51% Immanuel Kant
45% Nietzsche
35% Plato (strict rationalists)
28% W.v.O. Quine / Late Wittgenstein
 

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