Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol)
~1021–1058
“In Fons Vitae, even spiritual substances are composed of universal matter and form.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity7 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Muhammad IqbalLIGHTHOUSE
His Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam makes the ego God's collaborator.
- Bernard LonerganCARTOGRAPHER
Insight maps the structure of intentional consciousness as cognitive method.
- Iris MurdochKEEL
Sovereignty of Good — moral attention to the singular other.
- Hugh of Saint VictorKEEL
Flesh, reason, and contemplation are three eyes, each seeing differently.
- Tariq RamadanCARTOGRAPHER
European Islam — internal reform without secular flattening.
- SchellingLIGHTHOUSE
Nature and spirit are one identity. The unconscious ground of being. Mythology as philosophy.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol)'s thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol) or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREAvicebron (Ibn Gabirol) vs Muhammad IqbalOn Mull's map Muhammad Iqbal 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 ▶