39.3% of matchups won
1,006 matchups
Elo 1708
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/06
mission: Promoting autonomy and imagination · Philosophy and social theory · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing34%
picked as helping wellbeing
611 matchups
47%
picked as hurting wellbeing
395 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
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Known for
- Co-founder of Socialisme ou Barbarie
- Authored The Imaginary Institution of Society
- Criticized Marxism's historical determinism
- Influenced French intellectual left
- Pioneered social imaginary theory
Based on 1,006 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/06. Full rankings ·
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