Angela Davis
b. 1944
“Abolition democracy. Prisons cannot be reformed; they must be abolished. Solidarity is action.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- CECommunal Embeddedness9 / 10
- WPWill to Power8 / 10
- TETrust in Experience8 / 10
- POPractical Orientation8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Adam SmithFORGE
His Theory of Moral Sentiments installs an impartial spectator inside each of us.
- Rosa LuxemburgFORGE
Spontaneity of the masses; socialism or barbarism.
- Chen DuxiuFORGE
Founder of Chinese Communism, he made New Youth's call to science and democracy.
- Jeremy BenthamFORGE
The greatest happiness of the greatest number — pleasure calculus made law.
- Frantz FanonFORGE
The wretched of the earth must speak for themselves. Decolonization is the violent refusal of imposed being.
- William MacAskillFORGE
Effective altruism and longtermism do the most good with the most rigor.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Angela Davis's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Angela Davis or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREAngela Davis vs Adam SmithOn Mull's map Adam Smith sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶