I have not studied ethical philosophy in any formal way. But I found it interesting to follow this tip from Doug Chaplin to the Ethical Philosophy Selector. My results are interesting:
| 1. | St. Augustine (100%) Information link | |
| 2. | Aquinas (94%) Information link | |
| 3. | Kant (88%) Information link | |
| 4. | Ockham (83%) Information link | |
| 5. | Spinoza (79%) Information link | |
| 6. | Ayn Rand (67%) Information link | |
| 7. | Aristotle (64%) Information link | |
| 8. | Jean-Paul Sartre (57%) Information link | |
| 9. | Jeremy Bentham (55%) Information link | |
| 10. | John Stuart Mill (52%) Information link | |
| 11. | Nietzsche (52%) Information link | |
| 12. | Nel Noddings (51%) Information link | |
| 13. | Prescriptivism (50%) Information link | |
| 14. | Stoics (45%) Information link | |
| 15. | Cynics (42%) Information link | |
| 16. | Epicureans (39%) Information link | |
| 17. | David Hume (38%) Information link | |
| 18. | Plato (28%) Information link | |
| 19. | Thomas Hobbes (11%) Information link |
So, while I have problems with the theology of Augustine of Hippo, it seems I am close to him in ethical philosophy. Given how I answered, it is of course not surprising that I am closest to the two major Christian figures in the list.
Pingback: Ethical philosophy « He is Sufficient