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Ernest Renan

A French philosopher, Renan defined the nation as a daily plebiscite, founded on the will to live together and shared memory, offering the intellectual basis of civic nationalism as opposed to ethnic nationalism.

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Closest Spectrum
Left
Closest Ideology
Keynesian Liberalism
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John Maynard Keynes
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1823–1892
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal33.8%
    Unitary66.2%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy68.8%
    Autocracy31.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security35%
    Liberty65%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation42.5%
    Multicultural57.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force18.8%
    Negotiation81.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention65%
    Interventionist35%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public51.2%
    Private48.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction58.8%
    Markets41.2%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism40%
    Free trade60%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Secular
    Secular88.8%
    Religious11.2%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive38.8%
    Traditionalist61.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration60%
    Ecologist40%

What distinguishes Ernest Renan

Largest median distance

Religion & state

This position is 40.0 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 49% SecularErnest Renan 89% Secular

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

Technology & precaution

This position is 0.6 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationErnest Renan 60% Acceleration

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