63.5% of matchups won
373 matchups
Elo 1461
tracked 2025/06/02 → 2026/10/10
mission: Foundational thinker in philosophy · Philosophy and Education · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing66%
picked as helping wellbeing
298 matchups
52%
picked as hurting wellbeing
75 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Founded the Academy
- Developed Theory of Forms
- Influenced Western philosophy
- Wrote dialogues
- Pioneered written dialogue
Based on 373 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/10. Full rankings ·
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