37.1% of matchups won
345 matchups
Elo 1354
tracked 2025/05/19 → 2026/10/14
mission: Advocate for liberalism and empiricism · Political Philosophy · politicians · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing45%
picked as helping wellbeing
235 matchups
21%
picked as hurting wellbeing
110 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
Similar people
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Thomas Hobbes
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28.2% wins · English philosopher (1588–1679)
02
John Stuart Mill
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66.7% wins · British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)
03
Thomas More
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64.7% wins · English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
04
Francis Bacon
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60.0% wins · English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
05
Jeremy Bentham
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67.5% wins · British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)
Known for
- Father of Liberalism
- Social Contract Theorist
- Influenced American Revolution
- Developed Tabula Rasa
- Wrote Two Treatises
Based on 345 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/14. Full rankings ·
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