36.4% of matchups won
253 matchups
Elo 1510
tracked 2025/06/05 → 2026/10/23
mission: Explore philosophy and social theory · Philosophy and theory · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing32%
picked as helping wellbeing
200 matchups
55%
picked as hurting wellbeing
53 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
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Cornelius Castoriadis
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39.3% wins · Greek-French philosopher (1922–1997)
02
Mark Fisher
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39.9% wins · British cultural theorist (1968-2017)
03
Michel Foucault
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43.6% wins · French philosopher (1926–1984)
04
Bertrand Russell
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58.7% wins · British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
05
Adam Swift
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72.9% wins · British political philosopher and sociologist
Known for
- Popularized Accelerationism
- Founded CCRU
- Authored Fanged Noumena
- Influenced Neo-Reactionary Movement
- Explored Hyperstition Concept
Based on 253 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/23. Full rankings ·
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