▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD
DERRIDA VS FOUCAULT
Derrida
1930–2004
What's true is what survives the test.
Foucault
1926–1984
What's true is what survives the test.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Derrida and Foucault are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Will to PowerΔ 5 / 10Derrida: 4/10Foucault: 9/10
clearly (5/10): Foucault emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Derrida weighs acceptance or context more.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 3 / 10Derrida: 4/10Foucault: 1/10
somewhat (3/10): Derrida treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Foucault is readier to question it.
- Tragic VisionΔ 2 / 10Derrida: 5/10Foucault: 7/10
somewhat (2/10): Foucault sees tragedy and limit as central; Derrida 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 / 10Derrida: 7/10Foucault: 7/10
Both lean strongly into self as illusion.
- Sovereign Selfgap 0 / 10Derrida: 6/10Foucault: 6/10
Both register moderate sovereign self.
- Communal Embeddednessgap 0 / 10Derrida: 6/10Foucault: 6/10
Both register moderate communal embeddedness.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 1
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 2
- Practical OrientationΔ 2
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 3
- Self as IllusionΔ 0
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 0
- Sovereign SelfΔ 0
- Theoretical DriveΔ 1
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 2
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 2
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 5
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