Games Of Philosophy

I like to think that philosophy is best described as "the study of everything else." You can learn biology or physics; or go to med school and "make a difference," but in what other field can you just sit around thinking all day? That's my dream job (that or MythBusters). After trolling some pretty dry philosophy sites to gain some perspective, I stumbled upon Philosopher's Net, the blog of The Philosopher's Magazine. Even more interesting, they have a section for interactive quizzes and the like. Be warned, however, this stuff is pretty heavy. A good place to start is the "So You Think You're Logical?" quiz, which measures your ability to pick out logical fallacies. For the more advanced player, I'd recommend the "Taboo" quiz, which begins to delve into the heart of the matter: morality. It asks you to render moral decisions on certain scenarios, and you'd be surprised at the amount of thought you put into the questions. Among the other tests you'll find are the "Battleground God" and the "Do-It-Yourself Deity", the the first of which attempts to poke holes in as many belief systems as possible while the second tries to empirically disprove the idea of a Judeo-Christian God. Yikes. Rounding out the links is "Shakespeare vs. Britney Spears", an analysis of what defines art; "Morality Play", which is the most in-depth quiz of them all (culminating in an essay comparing you to other philosophers, complete with graphs and percentages); and "Staying Alive", a deeply intriguing study on personal identity (are you your body, brain, or something else altogether?). The rest are okay I guess, except for Strange New World. I didn't get to do that one, because I'm at work and it has sounds or something. Apparently it has something to do with The Matrix, so I'd check it out. Have fun!

P.S.: Apparently, I'm cold and amoral. I've always considered myself Nietzschean, so that fits. It just doesn't help when I find out that I'd be no more inclined to save a human being's life than a puppy's.