Empedocles Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of Empedocles? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Empedocles from Western Philosophy and what is the personality traits.
INFJ (4w5)
Empedocles personality type is INFJ, according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
The INFJ personality type is the rarest personality type. It is estimated that less than 2% of the population is an INFJ.
INFJ is an introverted intuitive function. INFJs are highly creative, imaginative, and extremely sensitive; they are known for their profound insight. They are genuine, loyal, compassionate people who love deeply and see life with great clarity. INFJs are also known for their compassion, empathy, and willingness to help others.
The INFJ personality type is often confused with LONers. The INFJ is the Introverted Intuitive, not the Extroverted Intuitive, as is often thought. The INFJ personality type is also sometimes associated with the ISFJ personality type (for more on ISFJs, see my post on ISFJ personality type).
INFJs are extremely good at seeing patterns, patterns that are invisible to most people. They are very good at seeing people’s true motives and are able to accurately read them. They are also very good at sensing hidden agendas behind people’s words and actions.
Empedocles, (c.494-c.434BC) was a Greek Presocratic philosopher who is best known for espousing the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements: meaning water, air, earth, and fire are the four composite elements of the universe. Empedocles was also known for advocating the view that Love and Strife would mix and separate these elements.
