▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD
HEIDEGGER VS SARTRE
Heidegger
1889–1976
Walking on, alone, with the question still open.
Sartre
1905–1980
Walking on, alone, with the question still open.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Heidegger and Sartre are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 6 / 10Heidegger: 7/10Sartre: 1/10
sharply (6/10): Heidegger is more open to mystical or apophatic depths; Sartre stays within what reason can name.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 4 / 10Heidegger: 6/10Sartre: 2/10
clearly (4/10): Heidegger treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Sartre is readier to question it.
- Will to PowerΔ 3 / 10Heidegger: 4/10Sartre: 7/10
somewhat (3/10): Sartre emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Heidegger weighs acceptance or context more.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10Heidegger: 4/10Sartre: 4/10
Both keep universalist impulse muted.
- Trust in Reasongap 0 / 10Heidegger: 6/10Sartre: 6/10
Both register moderate trust in reason.
- Vital Affirmationgap 0 / 10Heidegger: 6/10Sartre: 6/10
Both register moderate vital affirmation.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 2
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 1
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 1
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 6
- Practical OrientationΔ 1
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 4
- Self as IllusionΔ 3
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 2
- Theoretical DriveΔ 2
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 2
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 1
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 0
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 3
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