59.4% of matchups won
411 matchups
Elo 1533
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/09/18
mission: Promote critical thinking and ethics · Philosophy and Ethics · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing70%
picked as helping wellbeing
278 matchups
37%
picked as hurting wellbeing
133 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 Western philosophy
- Developed Socratic method
- Promoted ethical inquiry
- Influenced future philosophers
- Died for his beliefs
Based on 411 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/18. Full rankings ·
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