Polyaxis

The most rigorous ideological evaluation you can take. 286 questions across 11 core axes and 4 style facets — measuring not just what you believe, but which values win when they collide, and where your choices contradict your ideals.

No four-quadrant shortcuts. Real scenarios, real tradeoffs, 33 archetypes.

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11 Core Axes

Economic Control

State-DirectedMarket-Directed

Economic Equality

RedistributionistProperty Rights

Coercive Power

Security/OrderCivil Liberties

Where Power Sits

CentralizedLocalized

Cultural Orientation

TraditionalistProgressivist

Group Boundaries

ParticularistUniversalist

Sovereignty Scope

SovereigntistIntegrationist

Technology Stance

Tech-SkepticalTech-Solutionist

Nature's Moral Weight

AnthropocentricEcocentric

Moral Epistemology

Moral UniversalistMoral Pluralist

Force & Peace

DoveHawk

A Balanced Question Bank

Every dimension is measured in two registers — abstract principles and concrete scenarios with real costs attached. Here is exactly how the questions are distributed.

286
questions
112 / 174
conceptual / applied
64
tradeoff scenarios
17
value tensions measured
Conceptual — your idealsApplied — your choices
Core axes
Economic Control
20 (8+12)
Economic Equality
24 (8+16)
Coercive Power
24 (8+16)
Where Power Sits
20 (8+12)
Cultural Orientation
24 (8+16)
Group Boundaries
18 (8+10)
Sovereignty Scope
22 (8+14)
Technology Stance
20 (8+12)
Nature's Moral Weight
22 (8+14)
Moral Epistemology
18 (8+10)
Force & Peace
18 (8+10)
Style facets
Change Strategy
14 (6+8)
Institutional Trust
14 (6+8)
Justice Style
14 (6+8)
Decision Authority
14 (6+8)

Every axis carries an equal number of questions keyed toward each of its poles, so a tendency to agree cannot masquerade as an ideology. Counts are read live from the question bank.

33 Political Archetypes

Discover which political profiles match your beliefs, from Revolutionary Socialist to Libertarian Capitalist, Techno-Optimist to Deep Ecologist.

Revolutionary Socialist
Social Democrat
Libertarian Capitalist
Authoritarian Capitalist
Radical Progressive
Traditional Conservative
Populist Nationalist
Cosmopolitan Liberal
Techno-Optimist
Deep Ecologist
Anarchist / Anti-Statist
Technocratic Centrist

...and 21 more archetypes

11 Core Axes

Measure your position on economics, liberty, culture, environment, war and peace, and more.

4 Style Facets

Understand how you pursue your beliefs: Change Strategy, Institutional Trust, Justice Style, and Decision Authority.

33 Political Archetypes

Match your profile to political types from Revolutionary Socialist to Eco-Capitalist — and see where your real-world choices clash with your stated ideals.

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