▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD

DAVID BOHM VS WHITEHEAD'S PUPIL — DAVID RAY GRIFFIN

David Bohm
1917–1992
Patient mapper of how things fit.
Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin
1939–2022
Patient mapper of how things fit.

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which David Bohm and Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

  • Vital AffirmationΔ 1 / 10
    David Bohm: 7/10
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin: 6/10

    somewhat (1/10): David Bohm affirms life as it is more readily; Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin qualifies that affirmation.

  • Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10
    David Bohm: 5/10
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin: 6/10

    somewhat (1/10): Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; David Bohm is readier to question it.

  • Tragic VisionΔ 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 5/10
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin: 5/10

    somewhat (0/10): Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin sees tragedy and limit as central; David Bohm doesn't make that the starting point.

▸ 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
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin: 5/10

    Both register moderate self as illusion.

  • Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 6/10
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin: 6/10

    Both register moderate universalist impulse.

  • Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
    David Bohm: 5/10
    Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin: 5/10

    Both register moderate embodied sensibility.

▸ 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 1
  • 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 0
  • Vital AffirmationΔ 1
  • Will to PowerΔ 0
DAVID BOHMWHITEHEAD'S PUPIL — DAVID RAY GRIFFIN
What to do next

Where do you sit between David Bohm and Whitehead's pupil — David Ray Griffin?

  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
    Ilya Prigogine
    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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