62.3% of matchups won
345 matchups
Elo 1634
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/23
mission: Establish a science of society · Philosophy and Sociology · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing61%
picked as helping wellbeing
298 matchups
68%
picked as hurting wellbeing
47 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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40.6% wins · French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign...
02
Max Weber
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50.7% wins · German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
03
Michel Foucault
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43.6% wins · French philosopher (1926–1984)
04
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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70.8% wins · Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
05
Karl Marx
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70.5% wins · German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
Known for
- Founded positivism
- Coined 'sociology'
- Developed Religion of Humanity
- Proposed Law of three stages
- Influenced modern social sciences
Based on 345 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/23. Full rankings ·
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