▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD
LOCKE VS OTTO NEURATH
Locke
1632–1704
What is is not what must be.
Otto Neurath
1882–1945
What is is not what must be.
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Locke and Otto Neurath are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Sovereign SelfΔ 2 / 10Locke: 7/10Otto Neurath: 5/10
somewhat (2/10): Locke treats the individual as the seat of moral authority; Otto Neurath embeds it elsewhere.
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 1 / 10Locke: 9/10Otto Neurath: 8/10
somewhat (1/10): Locke grounds knowing in lived experience; Otto Neurath weights other sources of evidence more.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10Locke: 4/10Otto Neurath: 3/10
somewhat (1/10): Locke treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Otto Neurath is readier to question it.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Embodied Sensibilitygap 0 / 10Locke: 5/10Otto Neurath: 5/10
Both register moderate embodied sensibility.
- Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10Locke: 6/10Otto Neurath: 6/10
Both register moderate theoretical drive.
- Practical Orientationgap 0 / 10Locke: 8/10Otto Neurath: 8/10
Both lean strongly into practical orientation.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 0
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 0
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 0
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1
- Self as IllusionΔ 1
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 2
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 1
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 0
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