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 Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
Gregory of Nyssa's c. 390 foundational mystical-theological reading of Moses — perpetual ascent into God
Attribute Fingerprint
Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.
| Attribute | The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis) (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
The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
The perpetual time of mystical ascent (epektasis).
Space
The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
The divine darkness of Mt Sinai.
Matter
The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
The embodied mystic ascending.
Observer
The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
The ascending soul.
Energy
The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
Energies of perpetual mystical ascent.
Information
The Life of Moses (De Vita Moysis)
Mystical-theological framework.
Internal Tensions
Where each work's argument pulls against itself.
Gregory of Nyssa's perpetual ascent in continuing dialogue with theologies of final beatific vision.