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.
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
"The people are the root" — the speeches that grounded political legitimacy in popular welfare and the lessons of dynastic failure
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Finite |
| Space · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Space · Curvature | not engaged |
| Space · Dimensionality | Three |
| Space · Locality | Local |
| Matter · Extent | Finite |
| Matter · Ontological Status | Substantival |
| Matter · Conservation | Conserved |
| Matter · Dimensionality | Three |
| Matter · Locality | Local |
| Observer · Time Instance | Single |
| Observer · Space Instance | Single |
| Observer · Knowledge Extent | Mediated |
| Observer · Knowledge Retainment | Total |
| Observer · Physicality | Embodied |
| Observer · Agency | Active |
| Observer · Number | Plural |
| Observer · Metaphysical Agency | Cosmic-ordering |
| Observer · Moral Authority | Tradition |
| Observer · Theological Method | — |
| Energy · Extent | Finite |
| 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
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
Linear and historical: the Shang rose and fell; the Zhou must learn or repeat the pattern. Non-deterministic: the future depends on the ruler's virtue.
Space
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
Finite and political: the Zhou realm, the conquered Shang territories, the enfeoffed states.
Matter
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
Practical and agricultural: the people's material welfare — harvests, granaries, infrastructure — is the foundation of state legitimacy.
Observer
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
The Duke of Shao is an embodied political observer who draws knowledge from historical precedent and attention to the people's condition.
Energy
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
Finite and practical: the state's resources must be conserved and directed toward the people's welfare.
Information
Speeches in the Shangshu (Call of Shao and others)
The speeches are conserved political wisdom — records of governance preserved for future rulers.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
The "Old Text" vs "New Text" problem: which chapters are authentic? The political philosophy may be early Zhou, but the written form is centuries later. "The people are the root" sounds democratic but operates within an aristocratic framework.