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EDUARDO KOHN VS LINDA TUHIWAI SMITH

Eduardo Kohn
b. 1968
Where what binds us across generations is kept warm.
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
b. 1950
Where what binds us across generations is kept warm.

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which Eduardo Kohn and Linda Tuhiwai Smith are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

  • Reverence for TraditionΔ 2 / 10
    Eduardo Kohn: 8/10
    Linda Tuhiwai Smith: 6/10

    somewhat (2/10): Eduardo Kohn treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Linda Tuhiwai Smith is readier to question it.

  • Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1 / 10
    Eduardo Kohn: 8/10
    Linda Tuhiwai Smith: 7/10

    somewhat (1/10): Eduardo Kohn locates the self in community and relationship; Linda Tuhiwai Smith starts from the individual.

  • Self as IllusionΔ 1 / 10
    Eduardo Kohn: 5/10
    Linda Tuhiwai Smith: 4/10

    somewhat (1/10): Eduardo Kohn treats the unified self as an illusion or construction; Linda Tuhiwai Smith takes the self as more given.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

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

  • Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10
    Eduardo Kohn: 4/10
    Linda Tuhiwai Smith: 4/10

    Both keep universalist impulse muted.

  • Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
    Eduardo Kohn: 7/10
    Linda Tuhiwai Smith: 7/10

    Both lean strongly into embodied sensibility.

  • Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10
    Eduardo Kohn: 5/10
    Linda Tuhiwai Smith: 5/10

    Both register moderate ascetic tendency.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

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

  • Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
  • Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1
  • Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
  • Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
  • Practical OrientationΔ 0
  • Reverence for TraditionΔ 2
  • Self as IllusionΔ 1
  • 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 0
  • Will to PowerΔ 0
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▶ What to do next

Where do you sit between Eduardo Kohn and Linda Tuhiwai Smith?

  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
    Eduardo Viveiros de Castro
    A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.
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  3. 03 · ARENA
    Argue Eduardo Kohn
    Face Eduardo Kohn in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.
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