Assigning sociotypes to the 4 temperaments based on Alexander Afanasyev's definition of temperaments
So i decided to do this for fun, to be honest. Here's the definitions of the temperaments:
"- A physique at the top has a positive relation toward the world.
- A physique at the bottom has a negative relation toward the world.
- Emotion at the top expresses itself strongly.
- Emotion at the bottom expresses itself weakly."
"Sanguine individuals are “life-loving, cheerful, and rabelaisian” (A. Afanasyev, 1993). As the physique reflects one’s essence, color, and perception of the world, and emotion “determines the intensity of expression of the perception of the world,” we can say that sanguine individuals have both at the top of the steps of the functional hierarchy (A. Afanasyev, 1993)."
"Phlegmatic individuals are no less live-loving, but they are restrained when it comes to expressing it. Naturally, their physique is at the top, but their emotion is at the bottom of the steps of the functional hierarchy."
"Melancholic individuals are not life-loving, but have a calm nature to them. It follows that their physique and emotion are at the bottom of the steps of the functional hierarchy."
"Choleric individuals are “bilious, not calm, and not cheerful,” so their emotion is at the top and their physique at the bottom of the steps of the functional hierarchy (A. Afanasyev, 1993)."
Ok, so lets start:
ILE: Sanguine (idealistic radical optimism is very clear in this type)
LII: Melancholic (they have a more negative relation to the world, but they express it in a very incospicious way)
SEI: Sanguine, dont think i need to say much
ESE: Sanguine, also dont think i need to explain
SLE: Choleric I would say probably fits the best due to their irritable Negativist-Constructivist nature
LSI: Phlegmatic, some may disagree, but in general they're positivist and emotivist so they tend to accept things easily, and are also not emotionally inert
IEI: Choleric, they have a more dark worldview and can express it fairly strongly
EIE: choleric, no need to explain
SEE: Sanguine, they are very life-loving and Rabelaisian type
ESI: melancholic or Choleric, lean towards choleric
ILI: melancholic 100%
LIE: Phlegmatic or sanguine, lean more towards phlegmatic tho
IEE: sanguine
EII: maybe more phlegmatic, but could also be sanguine
SLI: phlegmatic
LSE: choleric, funnily enough, they tend to be very irritable due to being questims, and they are also negativist. Could also see Phlegmatic in some cases.
Now, we could translate this to psychotypes, and i actually will, but its not perfect, so dont sue me (i actually dont agree with most of these as archetypes, but i do think they can work)
ILE: Bukharin. They are pretty cheerful, trusting, can have a penchant for magical thinking (but in general they have a more developed scientific thinking). They also both have a certain enthusiastic and sincerity. Think Alice in Wonderland as an example of this combination.
LII: Lao Tzu. I would have choose Einstein if it wasnt for LIIs peaceful loving, pacifistic nature and squeemishness.
SEI: Borgia. I think its self-explanatory. Malleable, sensual, sensitive, pliable, afraid to question orders.
ESE: Bukharin. Youthful enthusiasm, hard-working, sincerity, caring, kindness.
SLE: Akhmatova. Unquestionable self-confidence, impulsiveness, fearlessness, ruthlessness, uncompromising. Alexander the Great is an example of this.
LSI: Plato. Absurly rational, gigantic ability to work, emphatically serious, businesslike, great interest in everyday life, housekeeping, and tirelessness in work. Plato himself was an LSI.
IEI: Rousseau. Masochism, magical thinking, soft, pliable. Rousseau himself was an IEI.
EIE: Tolstoy. Thirst for leadership, mystical-artistic nature, squeemishness, rejection of comfort. Tolstoy was actually an intermediate between EIE and ESI.
SEE: Dumas. Sexiness, penchant for violence and sadism, emotional manipulativeness, cognitive empathy, vanity, cunning. Theres many examples of this combination.
ESI: Tolstoy. Squeemishness, ascetic hard-working.
ILI: Einstein. Hate sentimentality, and even when surrounded by people who are easily delighted, they invariably maintain their cool, desire for solitude, a true individualist and will never give their undivided heart to the state, homeland, friends and even their own family, the extreme rationalism and arid mental organization of “Einstein” seem to exclude the fruitfulness of their aesthetic life in the cultural field.
LIE: Arristupus. Have a combination of crude materialism with equally crude rationalism, cunning, cynicism, can easily laught with others, or cry with someone who's crying
IEE: Bukharin. Kindness, caring, trust in people, youthful enthusiasm, ideal mediator, non-jealous, energetic.
EII: Borgia. Pliable, malleable, sensitivity, hard time saying no to requests, not inclined to discuss orders
SLI: Goethe. Empricism, the standard of a harmonious personality, strong, flexible, calm, democratic, a consistent supporter of private property, a person inclined to consider personal enrichment a sinless matter, delegate responsibility to those around them, their non-intellectual nature appeals to everyday people
LSE: Tvardovsky. Vulgarity in all its manifestations, even the most refined, which also occurs as the highest form of bourgeoisie, was contraindicated to him, aversion to posture, pathetics and pathos sometimes takes anecdotal forms (very practical and dismissive of sentimentality), caring, homely, handy, though not without arrogance and irony to the simple cares of life.
Obviosuly, these aren't perfect archetypes, but its still interesting.