Henry More
1614–1687
“Spirit of nature — a Cartesian convinced that ghosts were data.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TDTheoretical Drive9 / 10
- MRMystical Receptivity7 / 10
- ATAscetic Tendency7 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason6 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- BhartrihariTHRESHOLD
Sphota theory — meaning flashes whole; language as world-disclosing.
- Marsilio FicinoLIGHTHOUSE
For his Renaissance Neoplatonism, the soul is the bond between God and matter.
- CudworthLIGHTHOUSE
A Cambridge Platonist who defended eternal moral truths and a plastic nature.
- DamasciusLIGHTHOUSE
Last head of the Athenian Academy — the Ineffable beyond even the One.
- PorphyryLIGHTHOUSE
Editor of Plotinus; Isagoge framed medieval logic for a thousand years.
- ProclusLIGHTHOUSE
In his systematic Neoplatonism every cause overflows itself, and reality descends in graded triads.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Henry More's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Henry More or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREHenry More vs BhartrihariOn Mull's map Bhartrihari 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 ▶