I was thinking about the possibility of maybe being an ESI, although I never really seriously considered it in the past, mainly because its hard to imagine myself as going around in a cloud of Fi; but something else occured to me: for me, by far, the most gratifying life experiences, although somewhat rare compared to all sorts of other categories of experience, is ethical sensing behavior. By ethical sensing I mean taking concrete action on the basis of ethical functions. I can think of what all different kinds of combinations of functions would look like:
most of this is Se + Ti/Fi, but you get the idea (I think one could work up all possible combinations were they so inclined).
Anyway, the point is that when I reflect on my life, I do a lot of logical intuition, and while I get a degree of satisfaction from that, as well as logical sensing and ethical intuitions, it seems to me that the realm of ethical sensing is paramount from the point of view of personal meaning. In other words, when I think about the most important, most gratifying moments, in retrospect and going forward (marriage proposals, having children, etc) its always the ethical sensing moments that take the cake. I'm tempted to think everyone thinks this way, mainly because its such a traditional mindset: most movies and media sort of enshrine those moments and achievements as the object and culmination of human activity. But then I think that is probably not necessarily the case... then I wonder if there's any direct relationship between type and function order and these kind of "meta values." In other words, I could see this as a manifestation of any number of functional positions (base, activating, mobilizing, etc)....
As for me, I take great pleasure in actively making a "moral move" even it means confessing guilt or something otherwise seemingly unpleasant, especially once the hard part is over. I think a part of this is enneagram type 1 but I also think it could be an ESI thing, wherein you have your sort of confidence in Fi and then by taking action on it you fashion solutions that are creative and work for you and define your approach to life, etc etc
I know this is all a little half baked. Thoughts?
edit: I know some people definitely avoid my cherished mode of behavior, as if it were its exact opposite (something hateful, to be avoided at all costs): i.e.: those people that never ever admit they're wrong, even when its obvious, they're reaching for excuses, no matter how transparent and asinine, (ESE, when unhealthy tends to do this a lot... ILI too, in a different way, etc-- I would describe what these two types have in common having to do with their relationship to Ni, which takes the form of "bizarre wilful contortions of reality in order to evade ethical responsibility for their actions"-- one in an incredibly obtuse/stupefying manner the other in somersaults of Ptolemaic "logic") (Don Quixote, Huxley, and Napoleon all have their have moments too)...
- ethical intuitions: stuff like like Eckhardt Tolle blissfully sitting on a park bench for hours
- ethical sensing: moral action in a more concrete sense. apologizing, calling people out, confessions, admissions, recompense, sacrifice, defense of others
- logical intuitions: theoretical insight into mechanics of the world
- logical sensing: fixing things, racing cars
most of this is Se + Ti/Fi, but you get the idea (I think one could work up all possible combinations were they so inclined).
Anyway, the point is that when I reflect on my life, I do a lot of logical intuition, and while I get a degree of satisfaction from that, as well as logical sensing and ethical intuitions, it seems to me that the realm of ethical sensing is paramount from the point of view of personal meaning. In other words, when I think about the most important, most gratifying moments, in retrospect and going forward (marriage proposals, having children, etc) its always the ethical sensing moments that take the cake. I'm tempted to think everyone thinks this way, mainly because its such a traditional mindset: most movies and media sort of enshrine those moments and achievements as the object and culmination of human activity. But then I think that is probably not necessarily the case... then I wonder if there's any direct relationship between type and function order and these kind of "meta values." In other words, I could see this as a manifestation of any number of functional positions (base, activating, mobilizing, etc)....
As for me, I take great pleasure in actively making a "moral move" even it means confessing guilt or something otherwise seemingly unpleasant, especially once the hard part is over. I think a part of this is enneagram type 1 but I also think it could be an ESI thing, wherein you have your sort of confidence in Fi and then by taking action on it you fashion solutions that are creative and work for you and define your approach to life, etc etc
I know this is all a little half baked. Thoughts?
edit: I know some people definitely avoid my cherished mode of behavior, as if it were its exact opposite (something hateful, to be avoided at all costs): i.e.: those people that never ever admit they're wrong, even when its obvious, they're reaching for excuses, no matter how transparent and asinine, (ESE, when unhealthy tends to do this a lot... ILI too, in a different way, etc-- I would describe what these two types have in common having to do with their relationship to Ni, which takes the form of "bizarre wilful contortions of reality in order to evade ethical responsibility for their actions"-- one in an incredibly obtuse/stupefying manner the other in somersaults of Ptolemaic "logic") (Don Quixote, Huxley, and Napoleon all have their have moments too)...