▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD

DUNS SCOTUS VS RAMON LLULL

Duns Scotus
~1266–1308
Patient mapper of how things fit.
Ramon Llull
~1232–1316
Patient mapper of how things fit.

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which Duns Scotus and Ramon Llull are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

  • Will to PowerΔ 1 / 10
    Duns Scotus: 4/10
    Ramon Llull: 5/10

    somewhat (1/10): Ramon Llull emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Duns Scotus weighs acceptance or context more.

  • Trust in ReasonΔ 1 / 10
    Duns Scotus: 9/10
    Ramon Llull: 8/10

    somewhat (1/10): Duns Scotus trusts reasoned argument more strongly than Ramon Llull does.

  • Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10
    Duns Scotus: 7/10
    Ramon Llull: 6/10

    somewhat (1/10): Duns Scotus treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Ramon Llull is readier to question it.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

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

  • Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
    Duns Scotus: 4/10
    Ramon Llull: 4/10

    Both keep embodied sensibility muted.

  • Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10
    Duns Scotus: 6/10
    Ramon Llull: 6/10

    Both register moderate ascetic tendency.

  • Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10
    Duns Scotus: 9/10
    Ramon Llull: 9/10

    Both lean strongly into theoretical drive.

▸ 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 1
  • Tragic VisionΔ 0
  • Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
  • Vital AffirmationΔ 0
  • Will to PowerΔ 1
DUNS SCOTUSRAMON LLULL
What to do next

Where do you sit between Duns Scotus and Ramon Llull?

  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
    Anselm of Canterbury
    A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.
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  3. 03 · ARENA
    Argue Duns Scotus
    Face Duns Scotus in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.
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