JEREMY BENTHAM VS WILLIAM MACASKILL

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

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

• Trust in ExperienceΔ 1 / 10
  Jeremy Bentham: 7/10

  William MacAskill: 6/10

  somewhat (1/10): Jeremy Bentham grounds knowing in lived experience; William MacAskill weights other sources of evidence more.

• Practical OrientationΔ 1 / 10
  Jeremy Bentham: 8/10

  William MacAskill: 7/10

  somewhat (1/10): Jeremy Bentham is oriented toward what helps a life go well in practice; William MacAskill foregrounds other priorities.

• Universalist ImpulseΔ 1 / 10
  Jeremy Bentham: 7/10

  William MacAskill: 8/10

  somewhat (1/10): William MacAskill reaches for universal moral principles; Jeremy Bentham weighs particular contexts more heavily.

▸ 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

  William MacAskill: 5/10

  Both register moderate embodied sensibility.

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

  William MacAskill: 6/10

  Both register moderate theoretical drive.

• Sovereign Selfgap 0 / 10
  Jeremy Bentham: 6/10

  William MacAskill: 6/10

  Both register moderate sovereign self.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

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

Where do you sit between Jeremy Bentham and William MacAskill?

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

   Henry Sidgwick

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

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3. 03 · ARENA

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   Argue Jeremy Bentham

   Face Jeremy Bentham in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.

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