The Pre-Socratics as a Dance of Personalities, Part 1

“I have discovered the greatest majesty which the Greeks are and were. The Path from Thales to Socrates is something incredible.” – Friedrich Nietzsche[1] By Ryan Smith As the Pre-Socratics are the very first philosophers, a lot of people instinctively assume that they must also be primitive and crude in their thought. This is, however,[…] Continue Reading

The Mechanics of Te and Ti

By Ryan Smith and Rachel Wood The Thinking and Feeling functions are both “rational,” in the sense that they are driven to come to conclusions about psychic contents. Unlike the perceiving functions, Sensation and Intuition, where the focus is rather on perceiving information, the Thinking and Feeling functions press home to arrive at rationalized conclusions about the world.[…] Continue Reading

On the Dubious Use of Fallacies

By Ryan Smith and Rachel Wood Internet debates have seen what one could refer to as ‘the rise of the blowhard’ – people who throw down the name of a fallacy as if it somehow ‘wins’ them the discussion. But the identification of fallacies, even when properly executed, can rarely be used to prove the[…] Continue Reading

Pierce Presents: ISFJ

Michael Pierce is a video maker and contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. As always with guest writers on the site, Pierce’s piece represents his own insights and type assessments and not necessarily those of the site. Still, we very much enjoy his work and are pleased to be able to share it with our visitors. By Michael[…] Continue Reading

Determining Function Axes, Part 2

Michael Pierce is a contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. As always with guest writers on the site, Pierce’s piece represents his own insights and type assessments and not necessarily those of the site. In this article, Pierce elaborates on the concept of function axes and how to determine them, expanding on Part 1 of this series as[…] Continue Reading

Dating and Type

Raja Burrows is a contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. As with other guest writers on the site (such as Malin Gustavsson, Michael Pierce, and Jesse Gerroir), the views expressed in this article are not necessarily completely overlapping with our own. By Raja Burrows First things first: There is no magic formula for finding the perfect mate. There[…] Continue Reading

Pierce Presents: ESFP

Michael Pierce is a video maker and contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. As always with guest writers on the site, Pierce’s piece represents his own insights and type assessments and not necessarily those of the site. Still, we very much enjoy his work and are pleased to be able to share it with our visitors. By Michael[…] Continue Reading

NTP Knowing vs. NTJ Willing

By Sigurd Arild and Ryan Smith Here on the site we often tell our readers that Jungian functions are about cognitive processes and not specific contents of consciousness. Content can be understood as any entity of consciousness, be it a thought, feeling, sensation, or belief, i.e. anything that is contained in consciousness. The content need[…] Continue Reading

A New Rendition of the Freudian Personality Styles

Disclaimer: Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual theory of personality contains outmoded gender stereotypes as well as sexual and somatic elements that may not be appropriate for all audiences. If you are sensitive to these topics, consider skipping this article. By Ryan Smith It is well-known among psychologists that Sigmund Freud postulated a series of personality styles in[…] Continue Reading

Pierce Presents: ISFP

Michael Pierce is a video maker and contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. As always with guest writers on the site, Pierce’s piece represents his own insights and type assessments and not necessarily those of the site. Still, we very much enjoy his work and are pleased to be able to share it with our visitors. By Michael[…] Continue Reading