36.0% of matchups won
350 matchups
Elo 1708
tracked 2025/05/28 → 2026/09/09
mission: Explore human history and knowledge · Philosophy and humanities · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing28%
picked as helping wellbeing
245 matchups
54%
picked as hurting wellbeing
105 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
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David Hume
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53.7% wins · Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
02
Cicero
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36.8% wins · Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
03
Petrarch
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41.6% wins · Italian scholar and poet (1304-1374)
04
Vittorio Sgarbi
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50.3% wins · Italian art critic, politician and television personality
05
Aristotle
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64.3% wins · 4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath
Known for
- Philosophy of history
- Verum factum principle
- Influential work Scienza Nuova
- Critique of rationalism
- Foundations of social science
Based on 350 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/09. Full rankings ·
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