32.7% of matchups won
223 matchups
Elo 1585
tracked 2026/03/31 → 2026/04/07
mission: Philosophical exploration of language · Philosophy and literature · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing29%
picked as helping wellbeing
207 matchups
81%
picked as hurting wellbeing
16 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Michel Foucault
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43.6% wins · French philosopher (1926–1984)
02
Jean-Paul Sartre
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60.4% wins · French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
03
Voltaire
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65.5% wins · French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)
04
Gilles Deleuze
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38.0% wins · French philosopher (1925–1995)
05
Jean Baudrillard
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22.0% wins · French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist
Known for
- Prix Renaudot winner
- Authored Blue Report
- Created horseshoe theory
- Influential essays
- Member of Tel Quel
Based on 223 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/04/07. Full rankings ·
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