58.7% of matchups won
496 matchups
Elo 1492
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/09/29
mission: Promote humanitarian ideals · Philosophy and social activism · philosophers · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing58%
picked as helping wellbeing
412 matchups
64%
picked as hurting wellbeing
84 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 2025-09-19Related
Similar people
01
John Stuart Mill
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66.7% wins · British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
02
John Rawls
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64.8% wins · American political philosopher (1921–2002)
03
Jeremy Bentham
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67.5% wins · British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)
04
Ayn Rand
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43.4% wins · Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
05
B. R. Ambedkar
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53.7% wins · Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
Known for
- Nobel Prize in Literature (1950)
- Principia Mathematica author
- Pioneer of analytic philosophy
- Nuclear disarmament advocate
- Social critic and pacifist
Based on 496 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/29. Full rankings ·
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