38.0% of matchups won
250 matchups
Elo 1506
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/14
mission: Explore philosophy, art, and society · Philosophy and cultural theory · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing35%
picked as helping wellbeing
221 matchups
59%
picked as hurting wellbeing
29 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Jacques Derrida
→
39.0% wins · French philosopher (1930–2004)
02
Jean-Paul Sartre
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60.4% wins · French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
03
Michel Foucault
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43.6% wins · French philosopher (1926–1984)
04
Jean Baudrillard
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22.0% wins · French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist
05
John Dewey
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73.6% wins · American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)
Known for
- Capitalism and Schizophrenia
- Difference and Repetition
- Nietzsche and Philosophy
- Rhizome theory
- Influence on post-structuralism
Based on 250 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/14. Full rankings ·
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