Ivan Illich
ILE-D "Visionary" Philosopher / Theologian · Austrian · 20th c.Austrian-born philosopher and theologian (1926–2002). In Deschooling Society and Tools for Conviviality he argued that modern institutions disable human autonomy. A radical critic of industrial society whose ideas anticipate the degrowth movement. His tumour, left untreated in accordance with his own principles, killed him.
Leading Function-Ne-p (Paradox & Insight)
"Deschooling Society" (1971) — the paradox that educational institutions in fact destroy spontaneous learning. "Cars slow people down" — including working hours, the car averages the speed of a fast walk.
Creative Function+Ti-c (Precision & Thoroughness)
"Tools for Conviviality" (1973) — precise systematisation of the relationship between tools and humans. "Energy and Equity" — elaborating the paradox of energy consumption and social justice in numbers and logic.
Vulnerable Function 1-Fi-p weak (Compassion & Consideration)
Weak -Fi-p: interrogated by the Vatican — "betrayed" by the trusted church organisation. Closing his CIDOC research centre — prioritising ideological purity over emotional bonds with comrades.
Vulnerable Function 2+Se-c weak (Reality & Common Sense)
Weak +Se-c: suddenly dissolving CIDOC and refusing Western medicine for his facial tumour in later years — living his own theory as evidence of +Se-c weakness.
Quadra / Temperament / Club
Quadra: Anti-Gamma Quadra (Utopia) — "All modern institutions have been converted into γ tools of domination" — fundamental rejection of γ large-scale institutions.
Temperament: Flexible-Maneuvering temperament: the centre of international intellectual exchange at CIDOC. "I go anywhere — by train or on foot" — impulsive mobility.
Club: Researcher Club: continuing lectures despite Vatican interrogation and CIA surveillance — the high stress-resistance pattern.
Worldview & Attitude
"The counterproductivity of modern institutions exists" — the direct statement of present reality. The ないもの (a world of convivial tools) is not proclaimed.
Attitude toward Change: A symbol of hope as the pioneer pointing the direction of de-institutionalisation — CIDOC closure as "the waiting" posture.