▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD

JEREMY BENTHAM VS KARATANI KOJIN

Jeremy Bentham
1748–1832
What is is not what must be.
Karatani Kojin
b. 1941
What is is not what must be.

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which Jeremy Bentham and Karatani Kojin are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

  • Tragic VisionΔ 1 / 10
    Jeremy Bentham: 5/10
    Karatani Kojin: 6/10

    somewhat (1/10): Karatani Kojin sees tragedy and limit as central; Jeremy Bentham doesn't make that the starting point.

  • Will to PowerΔ 1 / 10
    Jeremy Bentham: 6/10
    Karatani Kojin: 5/10

    somewhat (1/10): Jeremy Bentham emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Karatani Kojin weighs acceptance or context more.

  • Skeptical ReflexΔ 1 / 10
    Jeremy Bentham: 6/10
    Karatani Kojin: 7/10

    somewhat (1/10): Karatani Kojin holds doubt and suspended judgment as a discipline; Jeremy Bentham is more willing to commit.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

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

  • Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10
    Jeremy Bentham: 5/10
    Karatani Kojin: 5/10

    Both register moderate embodied sensibility.

  • Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10
    Jeremy Bentham: 6/10
    Karatani Kojin: 6/10

    Both register moderate theoretical drive.

  • Communal Embeddednessgap 0 / 10
    Jeremy Bentham: 6/10
    Karatani Kojin: 6/10

    Both register moderate communal embeddedness.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

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

  • Ascetic TendencyΔ 1
  • Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
  • Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
  • Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
  • Practical OrientationΔ 1
  • Reverence for TraditionΔ 0
  • Self as IllusionΔ 0
  • Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
  • Sovereign SelfΔ 1
  • Theoretical DriveΔ 0
  • Trust in ExperienceΔ 0
  • Trust in ReasonΔ 0
  • Tragic VisionΔ 1
  • Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
  • Vital AffirmationΔ 0
  • Will to PowerΔ 1
JEREMY BENTHAMKARATANI KOJIN
What to do next

Where do you sit between Jeremy Bentham and Karatani Kojin?

  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
    Henry Sidgwick
    A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.
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  3. 03 · ARENA
    Argue Jeremy Bentham
    Face Jeremy Bentham in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.
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