Anton Wilhelm Amo
1703–1759
“Mind and body are distinct. African capacity for philosophical reasoning is equal to any.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TRTrust in Reason9 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse9 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- SSSovereign Self7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Christine KorsgaardCARTOGRAPHER
The sources of normativity. Self-constitution. Practical identity grounds reasons.
- Mary AstellCARTOGRAPHER
Reason is not gendered. Education for women. Friendship as the truest love.
- Pierre-Simon LaplaceCARTOGRAPHER
Celestial mechanics; the demon who, knowing all positions, sees all futures.
- Hugo GrotiusCARTOGRAPHER
In natural law and international right, peace is built on shared reason.
- John RawlsFORGE
Justice as fairness. Choose principles behind a veil of ignorance. The least advantaged must benefit.
- Samuel PufendorfCARTOGRAPHER
He grounds duty in sociability, the moral entity over the natural body.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Anton Wilhelm Amo's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Anton Wilhelm Amo or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREAnton Wilhelm Amo vs Christine KorsgaardOn Mull's map Christine Korsgaard 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 ▶