Christine Korsgaard
b. 1952
“The sources of normativity. Self-constitution. Practical identity grounds reasons.”
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
- TDTheoretical Drive9 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse9 / 10
- SSSovereign Self7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Anton Wilhelm AmoCARTOGRAPHER
Mind and body are distinct. African capacity for philosophical reasoning is equal to any.
- Adrian PiperCARTOGRAPHER
Rationality and the Structure of the Self — Kant and Black conceptual art.
- Mary AstellCARTOGRAPHER
Reason is not gendered. Education for women. Friendship as the truest love.
- Ibn Rushd (Averroes)CARTOGRAPHER
Reason and revelation agree. Defense of philosophy against Al-Ghazali. The Aristotelian commentaries.
- John RawlsFORGE
Justice as fairness. Choose principles behind a veil of ignorance. The least advantaged must benefit.
- Gottlob FregeCARTOGRAPHER
Begriffsschrift — logic born again as the foundation of arithmetic.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Christine Korsgaard's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Christine Korsgaard or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREChristine Korsgaard vs Anton Wilhelm AmoOn Mull's map Anton Wilhelm Amo 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 ▶