Noam Chomsky: INFJ or not?

[LucyJr]

What do you guys think about him? Is he INFJ or not? He is typed as a INFJ in many typology sites.
As a side note, trying to use visual identification with him won't quite work, because he is a intellectual and most of his facial expressions are frozen. His eyes are very blunt also, devoid of emotions, which is not usualy found in INFJs. One could almost take him as a INTJ, but I don't know.

Here is some videos with him:

[video=youtube;Zg1bHzBoggk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg1bHzBoggk[/video]

[video=youtube;3LqUA7W9wfg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LqUA7W9wfg[/video]

 

[magister343]

I've normally seem Noam Chomsky described as an INTP, which I think fits him somewhat better than INFJ and much better than INTJ. He is almost certainly an introvert and intuitive who uses Ti and Fe rather than Te and Fi.

 

[LucyJr]

I've normally seem Noam Chomsky described as an INTP, which I think fits him somewhat better than INFJ and much better than INTJ. He is almost certainly an introvert and intuitive who uses Ti and Fe rather than Te and Fi.

Could you give some reasons for this?
Because Fe and Ti are functions also shared by INFJs. Usualy the INFJ philosopher or scientist will make very little use of Fe.
I guess it all comes down to intuition. What does he uses, Ne or Ni?

 

[SovereignGrace]

I absolutely believe he's an INFJ.

However, I admit I don't have a well thought out rationale, it just seems intuitively obvious to me.

EDIT: Well, consider his ethical convictions and insightful diagnosis of the "issues" facing society.

Here are some quotes:

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly.

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

Anywhere in Latin America there is a potential threat of the pathology of caudillismo and it has to be guarded against.

In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.

Do you see what I mean?

I'm not saying other types don't care about these things, just that INFJs are most likely to make it their personal mission.

Other "Feeling"-types, for example, would probably be more concerned with just being kind to people or helping people in more direct ways, rather than focusing on the broader, systematic causes and solutions to societal problems.

And "Thinkers" don't typically load their statements with so much personal ethical conviction, though I suppose it's in the realm of possibility.

And "Introvert" just seems obvious to me, though again, I'm just relying on intuition.

So, in short, I'm inclined to believe he's an INFJ.

I'm not dogmatic about it though. Just confident.

 

[La Sagna]

What do you guys think about him? Is he INFJ or not? He is typed as a INFJ in many typology sites.
As a side note, trying to use visual identification with him won't quite work, because he is a intellectual and most of his facial expressions are frozen. His eyes are very blunt also, devoid of emotions, which is not usualy found in INFJs. One could almost take him as a INTJ, but I don't know.

Here is some videos with him:

[video=youtube;Zg1bHzBoggk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg1bHzBoggk[/video]

[video=youtube;3LqUA7W9wfg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LqUA7W9wfg[/video]

I find a certain 'warmth' in the way he communicates, especially in the video where he is older. I don't see his face frozen or his eyes blunt, which I have seen in others describing research or scientific information.

He is one of the people that I have felt is most probably an INFJ.

 

[SovereignGrace]

I find a certain 'warmth' in the way he communicates, especially in the video where he is older. I don't see his face frozen or his eyes blunt, which I have seen in others describing research or scientific information.

Agreed. That comes across very much in the video.

 

[LucyJr]

I find a certain 'warmth' in the way he communicates, especially in the video where he is older. I don't see his face frozen or his eyes blunt, which I have seen in others describing research or scientific information.

He is one of the people that I have felt is most probably an INFJ.

Yes, I kind of sense a certain warmth in his speech which is more characteristic of Fe types.
But what if he is a INTP?

I find it hard to take him as a INTJ. Based on visual clues, INTJs are very different, especialy with the yes. Plus usualy INTJs are not fond of public intellectual activities. They are more out of the lamelight.