the Autodidact Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of the Autodidact? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for the Autodidact from Nausea and what is the personality traits.
ENFP (7w6)
the Autodidact personality type is ENFP, based on this description, but other self-described ENFPs may also fit this description.
The other type described by Stivers is the “Cultivated” personality type, which describes people who are highly intelligent, are typically very well educated, are very well read, are very aware of current events—and who are not particularly interested in current events. I’ve seen this described as someone who is more interested in news of the past because they are so well read.
The Cultivated personality type is usually ENFJ, based on this description. However, I have seen this described as an ESTJ.
The other type described by Stivers is the “Stubborn” personality type, which describes people who are highly intelligent, are typically very well educated, are very well read, are very aware of current events—but are not particularly interested in current events. I’ve seen this described as someone who is more interested in news of the past because they are so well read.
The Stubborn personality type is STJ, based on this description, but I’ve seen this described as ISTJ and ESFJ.
The Autodidact is a fictional character from Jean-Paul Sartre's 1938 novel, Nausea. The Autodidact, who lives in Bouville near the protagonist Antoine Roquentin, passes his time by reading every book in the local library in alphabetical order. Self instruction is of critical importance to him, and provides the explanation for his odd behaviour and continual self-delusion. The name 'Autodidact' comes from the noun 'Autodidactism', which is the act of self-directed learning about a subject or subjects in which one has had little to no formal education.
