Work Classification Layer
Compare Works
Pick two or more works to set their attribute fingerprints, dimension-by-dimension passages, and shared school embodiments side by side. Especially useful for author-stage comparisons (Wittgenstein early vs late) and for setting a single tradition's foundational texts against each other.
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
Averroes's c.1179 short treatise — the harmony of philosophy and Islamic revealed religion
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise) (Mature) |
|---|---|
| Time · Extent | Infinite |
| Time · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Time · Grain | Continuous |
| Time · Freedom | Deterministic |
| Time · Traversability | Linear |
| Time · Dimensionality | One |
| Time · Direction | Uni-directional |
| Space · Extent | Finite |
| Space · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Space · Curvature | Flat |
| Space · Dimensionality | Three |
| Space · Locality | Local |
| Matter · Extent | Infinite |
| Matter · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Matter · Conservation | Conserved |
| Matter · Dimensionality | Three |
| Matter · Locality | Local |
| Observer · Time Instance | Single |
| Observer · Space Instance | Single |
| Observer · Knowledge Extent | Partial |
| Observer · Knowledge Retainment | Total |
| Observer · Physicality | Embodied |
| Observer · Agency | Active |
| Observer · Number | Plural |
| Observer · Metaphysical Agency | Personal |
| Observer · Moral Authority | Reason |
| Observer · Theological Method | — |
| Energy · Extent | Infinite |
| Energy · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Energy · Conservation | Conserved |
| Energy · Dispersibility | Irreversible |
| Information · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Information · Cosmic Conservation | Conserved |
| Information · Personal Conservation | Conserved |
| Information · Granularity | Discrete |
Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence
What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.
Time
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
The c.1179 late-Almohad Andalusian moment.
Space
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
The Cordoba-Marrakech Islamic-philosophical world of late-twelfth-century Andalusia.
Matter
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
The embodied Islamic-philosophical community to whom the treatise is addressed.
Observer
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
The qualified-philosopher as proper subject of demonstrative reason.
Energy
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
The intellectual energies of Andalusian Islamic-philosophical synthesis.
Information
Faṣl al-Maqāl (The Decisive Treatise)
The juridical-philosophical content of the treatise itself.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
Averroes's harmony-doctrine has been variously assessed — defenders see proper Islamic-rationalist synthesis, Ghazalian-Sufi tradition continues to question whether demonstrative philosophy is the proper guide.