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.
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
Basil's c. 375 foundational pneumatological treatise — defending the divinity of the Holy Spirit
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto) (Late) |
|---|---|
| Time · Extent | Infinite |
| Time · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Time · Grain | Continuous |
| Time · Freedom | Non-Deterministic |
| Time · Traversability | Linear |
| Time · Dimensionality | One |
| Time · Direction | Uni-directional |
| Space · Extent | Infinite |
| 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 | Both |
| Observer · Number | Plural |
| Observer · Metaphysical Agency | Personal |
| Observer · Moral Authority | Scripture |
| 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 | Continuous |
Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence
What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.
Time
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
The eternal time of the Holy Spirit's procession.
Space
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
The Trinitarian space.
Matter
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
The Spirit's sanctifying work in material creation.
Observer
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
The Trinitarian doxological worshipper.
Energy
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
Energies of the Holy Spirit.
Information
On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto)
Pneumatological-doxological framework.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
Basil's defense of the Spirit's divinity ratified at Council of Constantinople in 381.