What is the personality type of Socrates? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Socrates from Western Philosophy and what is the personality traits.
Socrates personality type is ENTP, meaning ESTP. He has strong interests, but is not likely to engage in an aimless pursuit of them. He is not likely to tolerate people who are not interested in his interests. He can become very angry if he feels that his ideas are not appreciated. He will lose interest in people, if they do not share his interests. He can get annoyed when people do not get on with his ideas. He is likely to get irritated by the habits of others. He does not like ‘doing the same thing twice’. He does not mind doing something for no one else, but he is likely to get annoyed when they do not appreciate his efforts. He likes to have control over his environment, and is likely to have his own way in most situations. He will not tolerate being controlled. He is likely to become impatient when his plans are not followed through. He can become quite angry, if they are delayed or changed. He enjoys being the leader of the group, but will resent being told what to do. His thinking is likely to be logical, with an emphasis on analysis and practicality. He is likely to be very efficient in most situations, and will dislike wasting time.
Socrates (c. 470 – 399 BC) was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, he made no writings, and is known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers writing after his lifetime, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon.