C.L.R. James
1901–1989
“The Black Jacobins — slaves who made themselves a republic.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- SRSkeptical Reflex8 / 10
- WPWill to Power7 / 10
- TETrust in Experience7 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Cheshire CalhounFORGE
Feminist philosophy — moral failure, hope, and what's worth doing.
- Paulo FreireFORGE
Pedagogy of the Oppressed — education as the practice of freedom.
- Charlotte Perkins GilmanFORGE
Women and Economics — domestic labor as economic invisibility.
- Steve BikoPILGRIM
Black Consciousness — psychological liberation precedes political freedom.
- Walter RodneyFORGE
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa — political economy of empire.
- Catharine MacKinnonFORGE
Toward a Feminist Theory of the State — sexual hierarchy as the deepest politics.
Short exercises in the same tradition as C.L.R. James's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with C.L.R. James or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREC.L.R. James vs Cheshire CalhounOn Mull's map Cheshire Calhoun 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 ▶