72.7% of matchups won
1,358 matchups
Elo 1622
tracked 2025/05/31 → 2026/10/19
mission: Promote welfare and justice · Economics and philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing72%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,172 matchups
79%
picked as hurting wellbeing
186 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
Adam Smith
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53.0% wins · Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
02
John Rawls
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64.8% wins · American political philosopher (1921–2002)
03
B. R. Ambedkar
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53.7% wins · Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
04
John Stuart Mill
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66.7% wins · British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
05
Bertrand Russell
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58.7% wins · British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
Known for
- Nobel Prize in Economics
- Bharat Ratna Award
- Pioneered capability approach
- Authored influential books
- Addressed global inequalities
Based on 1,358 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/19. Full rankings ·
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