▸ HEAD-TO-HEAD

MULLA SADRA VS PROCLUS

Mulla Sadra
1571–1640
The eternal pattern beneath the changing surface.
Proclus
412–485
The eternal pattern beneath the changing surface.

▸ WHERE THEY SHARPLY DISAGREED

The three dimensions on which Mulla Sadra and Proclus are farthest apart on Mull's 0–10 scale.

  • Vital AffirmationΔ 1 / 10
    Mulla Sadra: 6/10
    Proclus: 5/10

    somewhat (1/10): Mulla Sadra affirms life as it is more readily; Proclus qualifies that affirmation.

  • Will to PowerΔ 1 / 10
    Mulla Sadra: 3/10
    Proclus: 4/10

    somewhat (1/10): Proclus emphasises shaping and self-overcoming; Mulla Sadra weighs acceptance or context more.

  • Trust in ExperienceΔ 1 / 10
    Mulla Sadra: 5/10
    Proclus: 4/10

    somewhat (1/10): Mulla Sadra grounds knowing in lived experience; Proclus weights other sources of evidence more.

▸ WHERE THEY OVERLAPPED

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

  • Self as Illusiongap 0 / 10
    Mulla Sadra: 6/10
    Proclus: 6/10

    Both register moderate self as illusion.

  • Universalist Impulsegap 0 / 10
    Mulla Sadra: 8/10
    Proclus: 8/10

    Both lean strongly into universalist impulse.

  • Practical Orientationgap 0 / 10
    Mulla Sadra: 5/10
    Proclus: 5/10

    Both register moderate practical orientation.

▸ ALL 16 DIMENSIONS

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

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

Where do you sit between Mulla Sadra and Proclus?

  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
    Nicholas of Cusa
    A third thinker who sits between them — useful for triangulating.
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  3. 03 · ARENA
    Argue Mulla Sadra
    Face Mulla Sadra in a 5-minute single-turn debate, judged on rigor.
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