MULLA SADRA VS NISHIDA KITARŌ
▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED
The three dimensions on which Mulla Sadra and Nishida Kitarō are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.
- Self as IllusionΔ 2 / 10Mulla Sadra: 6/10Nishida Kitarō: 8/10
somewhat (2/10): Nishida Kitarō treats the unified self as an illusion or construction; Mulla Sadra takes the self as more given.
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 1 / 10Mulla Sadra: 5/10Nishida Kitarō: 6/10
somewhat (1/10): Nishida Kitarō grounds knowing in lived experience; Mulla Sadra weights other sources of evidence more.
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1 / 10Mulla Sadra: 7/10Nishida Kitarō: 6/10
somewhat (1/10): Mulla Sadra treats inherited tradition as a source of wisdom; Nishida Kitarō is readier to question it.
▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED
Where the gap is smallest — both with meaningful presence on the dimension (not "neither cared").
- Theoretical Drivegap 0 / 10Mulla Sadra: 9/10Nishida Kitarō: 9/10
Both lean strongly into theoretical drive.
- Practical Orientationgap 0 / 10Mulla Sadra: 5/10Nishida Kitarō: 5/10
Both register moderate practical orientation.
- Sovereign Selfgap 0 / 10Mulla Sadra: 4/10Nishida Kitarō: 4/10
Both keep sovereign self muted.
▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS
The full vector comparison. Bars show their 0–10 scores side-by-side.
- Ascetic TendencyΔ 1
- Communal EmbeddednessΔ 0
- Embodied SensibilityΔ 1
- Mystical ReceptivityΔ 1
- Practical OrientationΔ 0
- Reverence for TraditionΔ 1
- Self as IllusionΔ 2
- Skeptical ReflexΔ 1
- Sovereign SelfΔ 0
- Theoretical DriveΔ 0
- Trust in ExperienceΔ 1
- Trust in ReasonΔ 0
- Tragic VisionΔ 0
- Universalist ImpulseΔ 1
- Vital AffirmationΔ 0
- Will to PowerΔ 0