JEFF MCMAHAN VS WILFRID SELLARS

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which Jeff McMahan and Wilfrid Sellars are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

• Trust in ReasonΔ 1 / 10
  Jeff McMahan: 7/10

  Wilfrid Sellars: 8/10

  somewhat (1/10): Wilfrid Sellars trusts reasoned argument more strongly than Jeff McMahan does.

• Theoretical DriveΔ 1 / 10
  Jeff McMahan: 6/10

  Wilfrid Sellars: 7/10

  somewhat (1/10): Wilfrid Sellars pursues understanding for its own sake; Jeff McMahan is more interested in what understanding is for.

• Universalist ImpulseΔ 1 / 10
  Jeff McMahan: 7/10

  Wilfrid Sellars: 6/10

  somewhat (1/10): Jeff McMahan reaches for universal moral principles; Wilfrid Sellars weighs particular contexts more heavily.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

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

• Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10
  Jeff McMahan: 4/10

  Wilfrid Sellars: 4/10

  Both keep self as illusion muted.

• Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
  Jeff McMahan: 4/10

  Wilfrid Sellars: 4/10

  Both keep embodied sensibility muted.

• Ascetic Tendencygap 0 / 10
  Jeff McMahan: 4/10

  Wilfrid Sellars: 4/10

  Both keep ascetic tendency muted.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

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

Where do you sit between Jeff McMahan and Wilfrid Sellars?

1. 01 · QUIZ

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   The Inheritor

   Take the quiz — see which of them you sit closer to on the map.

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2. 02 · PROFILE

   Timothy Williamson

   A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.

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3. 03 · ARENA

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   Argue Jeff McMahan

   Face Jeff McMahan in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.

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