Pournelle chart

Meaning

Noun

  • A chart plotted on two axes — "attitude toward the state" and "attitude toward planned social progress" — used to visualize a person's political philosophy.

Origin

  • Developed by Jerry Pournelle in his 1963 dissertation in political science.

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