BAS VAN FRAASSEN VS BERNARD MANDEVILLE

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which Bas van Fraassen and Bernard Mandeville are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

• Universalist ImpulseΔ 2 / 10
  Bas van Fraassen: 5/10

  Bernard Mandeville: 3/10

  somewhat (2/10): Bas van Fraassen reaches for universal moral principles; Bernard Mandeville weighs particular contexts more heavily.

• Trust in ReasonΔ 1 / 10
  Bas van Fraassen: 6/10

  Bernard Mandeville: 5/10

  somewhat (1/10): Bas van Fraassen trusts reasoned argument more strongly than Bernard Mandeville does.

• Trust in ExperienceΔ 1 / 10
  Bas van Fraassen: 8/10

  Bernard Mandeville: 7/10

  somewhat (1/10): Bas van Fraassen grounds knowing in lived experience; Bernard Mandeville weights other sources of evidence more.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").

• Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10
  Bas van Fraassen: 5/10

  Bernard Mandeville: 5/10

  Both register moderate self as illusion.

• Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
  Bas van Fraassen: 7/10

  Bernard Mandeville: 7/10

  Both lean strongly into embodied sensibility.

• Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10
  Bas van Fraassen: 5/10

  Bernard Mandeville: 5/10

  Both register moderate theoretical drive.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.

Where do you sit between Bas van Fraassen and Bernard Mandeville?

1. 01 · QUIZ

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2. 02 · PROFILE

   Dugald Stewart

   A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.

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3. 03 · ARENA

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