Re: CHAT: The Fabulous Personalities of Conlang

Hey all,

For a very interesting essay about enneagrams, check out:

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tchou/Theory20.htm

Thomas Chou has an interesting interpretation of the enneagram that could
fairly easily be related to Jungian / MB typology (Big5 is harder)- but it has a
view of social orientation which is more sophistocated than the basic
introverted / extroverted distinction (at least the one you get from a cursory
study of the MBTI), as well as a discussion of the deep motivations
underlying each type.  I also understand that there's a connection (if loose)
between enneagrams and Sufi psychology.  The Sufi's are very cool -
definitely in the top 5 group of people in history for their understanding of
human nature.....

Speaking of that... how many conlangers also have a freakish interest in
philosophy, religion, & mysticism?  Call it an informal survey of a group with
an uncharacteristically high proportion of introverted intuitive types...

I wonder what kind of language would develop if we had a truly solid picture of
human behavior....  Would even need language?  (LOL)

Andy
(INTP / INFP - it seems to change)

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