Idealists are enthusiastic, they trust their intuition, yearn for romance, seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships, and dream of attaining wisdom.
Idealists pride themselves on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic.
Idealists tend to be giving, trusting, spiritual, and they are focused on personal journeys and human potentials.
Idealists make intense mates, nurturing parents, and inspirational leaders.

i'm sure a few on here guessed that already...what about you?

http://www.advisorteam.com/user/login.asp

Well lookie here, surprisingly enough im an idealist too! What a surprise

ntr, you're an Observer!

That means you're one of the more kind-hearted people around. You are unusually intuitive, and you probably understand yourself, as well as others. That also means you're a good mediator — though you may prefer to spend more quiet time on your own than most.

Because of the self-knowledge you already possess, you are better equipped than many to steer your life in the right direction. Understanding more about the components of your personality will reveal unique information that even people like you might not realize. And the better you know yourself, the more confident you'll be making decisions that affect your life.

How do we know this about you? Because while taking the test, you answered questions that measure the basic traits that make up your personality. We scored your answers on different personality characteristics and discovered not only that you're an Observer, but where you stand on those proven scientific scales.

Emode.com

so my rogue...what test is that?

Ultimate Personality at Emode.com

I know without even taking the test that I'm a realist, at least in the international politics sense

I'm also an intuitive thinker

i'm an idealist too...

All Rationals (NTs) share the following core characteristics:

Rationals tend to be pragmatic, skeptical, self-contained, and focused on problem-solving and systems analysis.
Rationals pride themselves on being ingenious, independent, and strong willed.
Rationals make reasonable mates, individualizing parents, and strategic leaders.
Rationals are even-tempered, they trust logic, yearn for achievement, seek knowledge, prize technology, and dream of understanding how the world works.



The four types of Rationals are:


Architects (INTP) | Fieldmarshals (ENTJ) | Inventors (ENTP) | Masterminds (INTJ)

well as I said on Dynny's site I got Idealist..

On rogue's site I got:

you're a Secret Agent!

Your personality is actually determined by two personality sub-types - your primary, or dominant sub-type, and your secondary sub-type. You are a Secret Agent which means you are a Thinker / Seeker. Your primary sub-type is defined by "Thinker" characteristics and your secondary sub-type is defined by "Seeker" characteristics.

That means you're basically a smart, shrewd loner. Chances are although you prefer solitude, you're a deeply caring person full of energy and ideas. On a personal level, you're sensitive. You may worry too much about how you compare to others, and your mood suffers under such intense personal scrutiny.

actually an idealist is someone who desires the truest form of something before they recognise its claim to be something..

example:
the ideal form of a chair has four legs, a back and a seat where you put your butt and rest

a recliner is a type of chair but does not tend to have four legs.

see the difference?
i dunno maybe that's too existential, another realm of philosophy in itself eh?

idealism i imagine depends on whose version you are referring too...the test i took is a standard personality profile, a lot like what employers use to decide who are good workers and who are not...but philosophy is personal perception, interpretation and opinion...so to say one thing is actually is rather incorrect, there's nothing actual about philosophy, that would be saying that there's something actual to personal thought. My example...

i·de·al·ist ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-d-lst)
n.
One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations.
One who is unrealistic and impractical; a visionary.
An artist or writer whose work is imbued with idealism.
An adherent of any system of philosophical idealism.

that's from dictionary.com...it's all open to perception.

You sound like a fire sign.

me? that's funny you should say that

I'm a non conformist so I'm not taking the test

I'm type INTP if we want to get technical though, put INTP in the google search bar and you'll get hundreds of pages describing that particular personality type.

Saves me typing it out here