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DAVID BOHM VS ILYA PRIGOGINE

David Bohm
1917–1992
Patient mapper of how things fit.
Ilya Prigogine
1917–2003
Patient mapper of how things fit.

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which David Bohm and Ilya Prigogine are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

  • Universalist ImpulseΔ 1 / 10
    David Bohm: 6/10
    Ilya Prigogine: 5/10

    somewhat (1/10): David Bohm reaches for universal moral principles; Ilya Prigogine weighs particular contexts more heavily.

  • Tragic VisionΔ 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 5/10
    Ilya Prigogine: 5/10

    somewhat (0/10): Ilya Prigogine sees tragedy and limit as central; David Bohm doesn't make that the starting point.

  • Vital AffirmationΔ 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 7/10
    Ilya Prigogine: 7/10

    somewhat (0/10): Ilya Prigogine affirms life as it is more readily; David Bohm qualifies that affirmation.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

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

  • Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 5/10
    Ilya Prigogine: 5/10

    Both register moderate self as illusion.

  • Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 5/10
    Ilya Prigogine: 5/10

    Both register moderate embodied sensibility.

  • Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 4/10
    Ilya Prigogine: 4/10

    Both keep ascetic tendency muted.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

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

  • Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
  • Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
  • Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
  • Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
  • Practical OrientationΔ 0
  • Reverence for TraditionΔ 0
  • Self as IllusionΔ 0
  • Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
  • Sovereign SelfΔ 0
  • Theoretical DriveΔ 0
  • Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
  • Trust in ReasonΔ 0
  • Tragic VisionΔ 0
  • Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
  • Vital AffirmationΔ 0
  • Will to PowerΔ 0
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▶ What to do next

Where do you sit between David Bohm and Ilya Prigogine?

  1. 01 · QUIZ
    The Inheritor
    Take the quiz — see which of them you sit closer to on the map.
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  2. 02 · PROFILE
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin
    A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.
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  3. 03 · ARENA
    Argue David Bohm
    Face David Bohm in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.
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