Owen Flanagan
b. 1949
“Naturalized ethics — moral psychology grounded in biology.”
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
- TETrust in Experience7 / 10
- SRSkeptical Reflex7 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Susan HaackTOUCHSTONE
Foundherentism — knowledge like a crossword, not a pyramid.
- Ruth MillikanTOUCHSTONE
Biosemantics treats content as evolved proper function.
- D.S. WilsonCARTOGRAPHER
Multilevel selection rehabilitates group selection for behavior.
- Frans de WaalCARTOGRAPHER
Primate ethics — empathy and morality with deep evolutionary roots.
- Alva NoëTOUCHSTONE
Out of Our Heads — perception is what we do, not what we have.
- Edward O. WilsonCARTOGRAPHER
Consilience seeks the unity of knowledge across the natural sciences.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Owen Flanagan's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Owen Flanagan or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREOwen Flanagan vs Susan HaackOn Mull's map Susan Haack 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 ▶