▸ 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 / 10Duns Scotus: 4/10Ramon Llull: 5/10
somewhat (1/10): Ramon Llull emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Duns Scotus weighs acceptance or context more.
- Trust in ReasonΔ 1 / 10Duns Scotus: 9/10Ramon Llull: 8/10
somewhat (1/10): Duns Scotus trusts reasoned argument more strongly than Ramon Llull does.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10Duns Scotus: 7/10Ramon 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 / 10Duns Scotus: 4/10Ramon Llull: 4/10
Both keep embodied sensibility muted.
- Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10Duns Scotus: 6/10Ramon Llull: 6/10
Both register moderate ascetic tendency.
- Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10Duns Scotus: 9/10Ramon 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?
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorTake the quiz — see which of them you sit closer to on the map.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · PROFILEAnselm of CanterburyA third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · ARENAArgue Duns ScotusFace Duns Scotus in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.CONTINUE ▶