Mary Calkins
1863–1930
“In her personalist self-psychology, the self is the primary datum of philosophy.”
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 Reason7 / 10
- SRSkeptical Reflex7 / 10
- TVTragic Vision6 / 10
- VAVital Affirmation6 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Aspasia of MiletusFORGE
Rhetorician of Pericles' Athens; teacher of Socrates by report.
- Maria LugonesFORGE
World-traveling sets a playful pluralism against the logic of purity.
- Linda Martín AlcoffFORGE
Visible Identities maps race, gender, and the politics of social epistemology.
- L. Susan StebbingFORGE
Her Thinking to Some Purpose arms the citizen with logic against propaganda.
- Catharine MacKinnonFORGE
Her Feminist Theory of the State makes sexual hierarchy the deepest politics.
- Catharine MacaulayFORGE
Her History of England argues for republican virtue and women's equal capacity.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Mary Calkins's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Mary Calkins or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREMary Calkins vs Aspasia of MiletusOn Mull's map Aspasia of Miletus 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 ▶