Out of all the metaphysicians of the past (not that I am in their esteemed company) the one who seems to come closest to me in scope is Arthur Schopenhauer. That is, he is trying to do more or less the same thing. This morning I ran Schopenhauer through a style checker to compare. The first column of figures shows my own summary, the second shows Schopenhauer's.
READABILITY INDEX: 8.55 15.01 13.73 15.94 10.75
STRENGTH INDEX: 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DESCRIPTIVE INDEX: 0.78 9.99 0.99 0.88 0.90
JARGON INDEX: 0.25 0.35 0.26 0.53 0.00
OBSERVATION: My work is much more readable than Schopenhauer's. Schopenhauer requires a university degree. My style is fairly strong (there are limits with philosophy), while Schopenhauer scores zero. My work is very descriptive, while Schopenhauer's is extremely embellished. Both of us make modest use of jargon, or simply common turns of phrase.
POSTSCRIPT: I since added Nietzsche in a third column, Kant in a fourth, and Aristotle in a fifth. One sees that my metaphysic differs substantially from earlier "grand philosophies". Especially, it is more readable, and less embellished. Interestingly, Aristotle is only two Grades above me. These are just rough figures. One would need to process the texts first for a perfect comparison.
READABILITY INDEX: 8.55 15.01 13.73 15.94 10.75
STRENGTH INDEX: 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DESCRIPTIVE INDEX: 0.78 9.99 0.99 0.88 0.90
JARGON INDEX: 0.25 0.35 0.26 0.53 0.00
OBSERVATION: My work is much more readable than Schopenhauer's. Schopenhauer requires a university degree. My style is fairly strong (there are limits with philosophy), while Schopenhauer scores zero. My work is very descriptive, while Schopenhauer's is extremely embellished. Both of us make modest use of jargon, or simply common turns of phrase.
POSTSCRIPT: I since added Nietzsche in a third column, Kant in a fourth, and Aristotle in a fifth. One sees that my metaphysic differs substantially from earlier "grand philosophies". Especially, it is more readable, and less embellished. Interestingly, Aristotle is only two Grades above me. These are just rough figures. One would need to process the texts first for a perfect comparison.
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