71.8% of matchups won
547 matchups
Elo 1513
tracked 2025/05/27 → 2026/10/18
mission: Promote morality and ethics · Philosophy and education · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing77%
picked as helping wellbeing
454 matchups
45%
picked as hurting wellbeing
93 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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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Known for
- Established Confucianism
- Authored the Analects
- Inspired civil service exams
- Promoted moral governance
- Influenced East Asian thought
Based on 547 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/18. Full rankings ·
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