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CHENG YI VS LIANG SHUMING
Cheng Yi
1033–1107
Patient mapper of how things fit.
Liang Shuming
1893–1988
Patient mapper of how things fit.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Cheng Yi and Liang Shuming are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Trust in ReasonΔ 1 / 10Cheng Yi: 7/10Liang Shuming: 8/10
somewhat (1/10): Liang Shuming trusts reasoned argument more strongly than Cheng Yi does.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10Cheng Yi: 8/10Liang Shuming: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Cheng Yi treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Liang Shuming is readier to question it.
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1 / 10Cheng Yi: 6/10Liang Shuming: 7/10
somewhat (1/10): Liang Shuming locates the self in community and relationship; Cheng Yi starts from the individual.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10Cheng Yi: 4/10Liang Shuming: 4/10
Both keep self as illusion muted.
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Cheng Yi: 6/10Liang Shuming: 6/10
Both register moderate universalist impulse.
- Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10Cheng Yi: 4/10Liang Shuming: 4/10
Both keep embodied sensibility muted.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 1
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
- Practical OrientationΔ 1
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1
- Self as IllusionΔ 0
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
- Sovereign SelfΔ 0
- Theoretical DriveΔ 1
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
- Trust in ReasonΔ 1
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 0
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