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ADAM SMITH VS MARX
Adam Smith
1723–1790
What is is not what must be.
Marx
1818–1883
What is is not what must be.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Adam Smith and Marx are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Will to PowerΔ 4 / 10Adam Smith: 6/10Marx: 10/10
clearly (4/10): Marx emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Adam Smith weighs acceptance or context more.
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 3 / 10Adam Smith: 7/10Marx: 10/10
somewhat (3/10): Marx locates the self in community and relationship; Adam Smith starts from the individual.
- Sovereign SelfΔ 3 / 10Adam Smith: 6/10Marx: 3/10
somewhat (3/10): Adam Smith treats the individual as the seat of moral authority; Marx embeds it elsewhere.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10Adam Smith: 5/10Marx: 5/10
Both register moderate embodied sensibility.
- Universalist Impulsegap 1 / 10Adam Smith: 6/10Marx: 7/10
Both register moderate universalist impulse.
- Theoretical Drivegap 1 / 10Adam Smith: 6/10Marx: 7/10
Both register moderate theoretical drive.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 3
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1
- Practical OrientationΔ 1
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 2
- Self as IllusionΔ 1
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 3
- Theoretical DriveΔ 1
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 1
- Trust in ReasonΔ 1
- Tragic VisionΔ 1
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
- Vital AffirmationΔ 1
- Will to PowerΔ 4
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