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.
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
Dalai Lama's 2005 foundational dialogue between Buddhist philosophy and modern physics, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality (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 | Plural |
| Observer · Space Instance | Single |
| Observer · Knowledge Extent | Partial |
| Observer · Knowledge Retainment | Total |
| Observer · Physicality | Embodied |
| Observer · Agency | Both |
| Observer · Number | Plural |
| Observer · Metaphysical Agency | None |
| Observer · Moral Authority | Tradition |
| 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
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
The Buddhist-cosmological time.
Space
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
The dependent-arising cosmic space.
Matter
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
Matter as dependently-arisen.
Observer
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
The contemplative-Buddhist subject and the scientific observer.
Energy
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
Energies of Buddhist-scientific dialogue.
Information
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
Foundational Buddhist-science dialogue framework.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
Foundational for contemporary Buddhism-science dialogue and the Mind & Life Institute.