41.3% of matchups won
264 matchups
Elo 1597
tracked 2025/05/26 → 2026/04/07
mission: Revival of classical political philosophy · Political philosophy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing37%
picked as helping wellbeing
242 matchups
86%
picked as hurting wellbeing
22 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Arthur Schopenhauer
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48.1% wins · German philosopher (1788–1860)
02
Thomas Hobbes
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28.2% wins · English philosopher (1588–1679)
03
Cornelius Castoriadis
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39.3% wins · Greek-French philosopher (1922–1997)
04
Friedrich Engels
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29.9% wins · German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
05
Karl Popper
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46.9% wins · Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e...
Known for
- Coined 'reductio ad Hitlerum'
- Scholarly influence at University of Chicago
- Published significant political philosophy works
- Critique of modernity's nihilism
- Promoted esoteric writing techniques
Based on 264 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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