43.0% of matchups won
435 matchups
Elo 1378
tracked 2026/08/10 → 2026/09/03
mission: Promote virtuous living · Philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing44%
picked as helping wellbeing
383 matchups
37%
picked as hurting wellbeing
52 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
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Diogenes of Sinope
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59.6% wins · 4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
02
Socrates
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59.4% wins · 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
03
Epictetus
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31.8% wins · Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)
04
Plato
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63.5% wins · 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
05
Cicero
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36.8% wins · Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
Known for
- Influenced Stoicism
- Married Hipparchia
- Renounced wealth
- Taught Zeno of Citium
- Wrote Cynic epistles
Based on 435 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/03. Full rankings ·
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