How might one's philosophy affect one's psychological makeup?

Question

Would an existentialist be more prone to feelings of abandonment? a nihilist to sociopathy? A mystic more emotionally stable? Or perhaps it's the other way around? Please feel free to share your experiences if you have them.

Answer 1

Existentialist:  "Whatever."

Nihilist:  "Nahhh."

Mystic:  

Sources:  "The Path of the Higher Self," Mark Prophet,

"Harry Potter and Philosophy:  If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts," ed. Baggett,

"A Philosophy of Universality," O. M. Aivanhov,

"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock.

Answer 2

We need to concede human philosophy a point of origin; even personalities far above the human level require a concept of beginnings.

What good is a philosophy that does not add value to the philosopher.



Religions have long endured without philosophical support, but few philosophies, as such, have long persisted without some identification with religion. Philosophy is to religion as conception is to action. But the ideal human estate is that in which philosophy, religion, and science are welded into a meaningful unity by the conjoined action of wisdom, faith, and experience.

P.1222 - §5 Science is the source of facts, and mind cannot operate without facts. They are the building blocks in the construction of wisdom which are cemented together by life experience. Man can find the love of God without facts, and man can discover the laws of God without love, but man can never begin to appreciate the infinite symmetry, the supernal harmony, the exquisite repleteness of the all-inclusive nature of the First Source and Center until he has found divine law and divine love and has experientially unified these in his own evolving cosmic philosophy.

Answer 3

I will say that one who has a world view that is not currently in tune with how human society and nature works is more likely to experience conflict with the external world, as opposed to someone who is happy or complacent about how things are.

People who have no desire for social change will fit in easier with the world, where as someone who is "out of step" will experience "inner conflict" if they have to live in a way that is not according to their values/beliefs. They will also struggle for change or to adapt to a world that they feel is against them/their beliefs. It might lead to anger, depression, resentment, homicidal/suicidal thoughts/behaviors.  

Answer 4

No philosophy is a divine law to hold you on this earth forever.

Philosophy is just for fun. I do not see anything else in it.

Answer 5

One very simple answer is this: one's epistemology is responsible for the manner in which he comes to evaluate everything within his sphere of knowledge. What he knows helps create his psychology.

Psychology has known this since its "invention," but only recently has it become a specialty called "Epistemic Psychology." Those head-shrinkers finally "got it right."