Ron Paul and MBTI

[Seth M.]

Im sure that Ron has taken a MBTI test before as most professionals have. Im curious to know if anyone here may know his result.

I am INFJ (http://www.typelogic.com/infj.html)for the record. :)

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What MBTI is from wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs

Take a test yourself:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Descriptions of the different types:
http://www.typelogic.com/

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[Seth M.]

After doing a little research I think Dr. Paul may be an INTP. :)

Description:

Introverted Thinking

Introverted Thinking strives to extract the essence of the Idea from various externals that express it. In the extreme, this conceptual essence wants no form or substance to verify its reality. Knowing the Truth is enough for INTPs; the knowledge that this truth can (or could) be demonstrated is sufficient to satisfy the knower. "Cogito, ergo sum" expresses this prime directive quite succinctly.

In seasons of low energy level, or moments of single-minded concentration, the INTP is aloof and detached in a way that might even offend more relational or extraverted individuals.


Extraverted iNtuition

Intuition softens and socializes Thinking, fleshing out the brittle bones of truths formed in the dominant inner world. That which is is not negotiable; yet actual application diffuses knowledge to the extent that knowledge needs qualification and context to be of any consequence in this foreign world of substance.

If Thinking can desist, the INTP is free to brainstorm, calling up the perceptions of the unconscious (i.e., intuition) which are mirrored in patterns in the realm of matter, time and space. These perceptions, in the form of theories or hunches, must ultimately defer to the inner principles, or at least they must not negate them.

Intuition unchained gives birth to play. INTPs enjoy games, formal or impromptu, which coax analogies, patterns and theories from the unseen into spontaneous expression in a way that defies their own comprehension.


Introverted Sensing

Sensing is of a subjective, inner nature similar to that of the SJs. It supplies awareness of the forms of senses rather than the raw, analogic stimuli. Facts and figures seek to be cleaned up for comparison with an ever growing range of previously experienced input. Sensing assists intuition in sorting out and arranging information into the building blocks for Thinking's elaborate systems.

The internalizing nature of the INTP's Sensing function leaves a relative absence of environmental awareness (i.e., Extraverted Sensing), except when the environment is the current focus. Consciousness of such conditions is at best a sometime thing.


Extraverted Feeling

Feeling tends to be all or none. When present, the INTP's concern for others is intense, albeit naive. In a crisis, this feeling judgement is often silenced by the emergence of Thinking, who rushes in to avert chaos and destruction. In the absence of a clear principle, however, INTPs have been known to defer judgement and to allow decisions about interpersonal matters to be left hanging lest someone be offended or somehow injured. INTPs are at risk of being swept away by the shadow in the form of their own strong emotional impulses.

From: http://www.typelogic.com/intp.html
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To many this is kinda foreign... I understand that... we all have particular ways to perceive out reality... MBTI is an attempt at classifing a "person" into one of 16 groups. Fully understanding others personality and your own through interaction can be a great gain in working with teams for instance or even in debate.

Here are my assessments for some other candidates:
mind you I am no professional this is similar to a hobby for me

Rudy Giuliani: ENTJ

John McCain: INTJ

Mitt Romney: ESTJ