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Poet and political philosopherIntellectual life1265–1321

Dante Alighieri

A Florentine poet involved in municipal politics, Dante argued in De Monarchia for a universal imperial authority independent of the papacy’s temporal power. Exile after Florence’s factional disputes shaped his view of political order.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Federalist Monarchism
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Pythagoras
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1265–1321
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal56.8%
    Unitary43.2%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy28.1%
    Autocracy71.9%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security66%
    Liberty34%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation52.9%
    Multicultural47.1%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force39.5%
    Negotiation60.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention48.2%
    Interventionist51.8%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public49.6%
    Private50.4%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction65.2%
    Markets34.8%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism41.3%
    Free trade58.7%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular21%
    Religious79%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive18.2%
    Traditionalist81.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration42.9%
    Ecologist57.1%

What distinguishes Dante Alighieri

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 29.4 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyDante Alighieri 28% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Foreign involvement

This position is 0.1 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% Non-InterventionDante Alighieri 48% Non-Intervention

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.