Mary Astell
1666–1731
“Reason is not gendered. Education for women. Friendship as the truest love.”
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
- UIUniversalist Impulse8 / 10
- SSSovereign Self7 / 10
- POPractical Orientation7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Hugo GrotiusCARTOGRAPHER
Natural law and international right — peace built on shared reason.
- Samuel PufendorfCARTOGRAPHER
Duty grounded in sociability — the moral entity over the natural body.
- ErasmusCARTOGRAPHER
Folly speaks truth. Reform within tradition. The dignity of conversation and learning.
- Adrian PiperCARTOGRAPHER
Rationality and the Structure of the Self — Kant and Black conceptual art.
- Ibn Rushd (Averroes)CARTOGRAPHER
Reason and revelation agree. Defense of philosophy against Al-Ghazali. The Aristotelian commentaries.
- Anton Wilhelm AmoCARTOGRAPHER
Mind and body are distinct. African capacity for philosophical reasoning is equal to any.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Mary Astell's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Mary Astell or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREMary Astell vs Hugo GrotiusOn Mull's map Hugo Grotius 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 ▶