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Philosopher and economistEconomics1882–1945

Otto Neurath

An Austrian philosopher and economist, Neurath championed a planned economy and the technical administration of production, rejecting the market and also creating the visual language of data known as Isotype.

Closest spectrum
Left
Closest ideology
Socialism
Closest personality
José Dirceu
Portrait of Otto Neurath
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal34%
    Unitary66%
  • Representation

    Balanced
    Democracy55%
    Autocracy45%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security34%
    Liberty66%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation25%
    Multiculturalism75%
  • Nationalism

    Strong · Internationalist
    Internationalist74%
    Nationalist26%
  • Economy

    Very strong · Public
    Public94%
    Private6%
  • Free market

    Strong · Planning
    Planning76%
    Free market24%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious95%
    Religious5%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive69%
    Traditionalist31%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology65%
    Biology35%

What sets Otto Neurath apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Otto Neurath leans further toward irreligious than 98% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Otto Neurath 95

Of all the topics, Religion is where Otto Neurath stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Structure

On Structure, Otto Neurath sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 36Otto Neurath 34

Here they share common ground with most personalities.