39.0% of matchups won
249 matchups
Elo 1563
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/10
mission: Challenge and analyze Western philosophy · Philosophy and humanities · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing33%
picked as helping wellbeing
182 matchups
55%
picked as hurting wellbeing
67 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
See who rates Jacques Derrida higher
The 3 splits (party, gender, age, US vs. international) are free with an email. No password.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Gilles Deleuze
→
38.0% wins · French philosopher (1925–1995)
02
Michel Foucault
→
43.6% wins · French philosopher (1926–1984)
03
Jean Baudrillard
→
22.0% wins · French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist
04
Friedrich Nietzsche
→
42.2% wins · German philosopher (1844–1900)
05
Jean-Paul Sartre
→
60.4% wins · French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
Known for
- Developed deconstruction
- Published over 40 books
- Influenced humanities and social sciences
- Pioneered post-structuralism
- Elected to American Academy
Based on 249 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/10. Full rankings ·
Want the full story?
Tracking over time, custom demographic cuts, benchmarking and message testing.
Commission a study →