48.1% of matchups won
268 matchups
Elo 1677
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/10/13
mission: Explore will and representation · Philosophy and ethics · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing43%
picked as helping wellbeing
232 matchups
83%
picked as hurting wellbeing
36 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 2025-08-29Related
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Immanuel Kant
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51.8% wins · German philosopher (1724–1804)
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Jean-Paul Sartre
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60.4% wins · French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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42.2% wins · German philosopher (1844–1900)
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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48.9% wins · German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)
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Martin Heidegger
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52.5% wins · German philosopher (1889–1976)
Known for
- Philosophical pessimism established
- Emphasis on aesthetics
- Insight on animal rights
- Influence on existentialism
- Integration of Eastern thought
Based on 268 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/13. Full rankings ·
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