Aspasia of Miletus
~470–400 BCE
“Rhetorician of Pericles' Athens; teacher of Socrates by report.”
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 Reason7 / 10
- SRSkeptical Reflex7 / 10
- TVTragic Vision6 / 10
- VAVital Affirmation6 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Catharine MacaulayFORGE
Her History of England argues for republican virtue and women's equal capacity.
- Mary CalkinsPILGRIM
In her personalist self-psychology, the self is the primary datum of philosophy.
- Catharine MacKinnonFORGE
Her Feminist Theory of the State makes sexual hierarchy the deepest politics.
- L. Susan StebbingFORGE
Her Thinking to Some Purpose arms the citizen with logic against propaganda.
- Onora O'NeillFORGE
Constructive Kantianism; trust and accountability in modern institutions.
- Maria LugonesFORGE
World-traveling sets a playful pluralism against the logic of purity.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Aspasia of Miletus's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Aspasia of Miletus or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREAspasia of Miletus vs Catharine MacaulayOn Mull's map Catharine Macaulay 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 ▶