Bartolomé de Las Casas
1484–1566
“Defender of the Indies — humanity of indigenous peoples insisted upon.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- UIUniversalist Impulse8 / 10
- WPWill to Power7 / 10
- TETrust in Experience7 / 10
- POPractical Orientation7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Mariana OrtegaFORGE
In-Between — multiplicitous selves of Latina lives.
- Marsilius of PaduaFORGE
Defender of the Peace — secular sovereignty over spiritual authority.
- Enrique DusselFORGE
Philosophy of Liberation — the colonial Other as ethical first.
- Paulo FreireFORGE
Pedagogy of the Oppressed — education as the practice of freedom.
- Charlotte Perkins GilmanFORGE
Women and Economics — domestic labor as economic invisibility.
- Harriet MartineauFORGE
Illustrations of Political Economy — sociology as moral observation.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Bartolomé de Las Casas's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Bartolomé de Las Casas or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREBartolomé de Las Casas vs Mariana OrtegaOn Mull's map Mariana Ortega 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 ▶