Category
Philosophy & Ethics
This index adds up the scores of 2 questions. 90 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Stoicism118.1
- 2Existentialism96.3
- 3Platonism95.9
- 4Utilitarianism84.5
- 5Empiricism80.4
- 6Confucianism77.2
- 7Aristotelianism74.9
- 8Social Contract Theory72.4
- 9Marxism64.8
- 10Daoism63.6
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- 11Buddhism63.5
- 12Rationalism59.8
- 13Scholasticism38.9
- 14Kantian philosophy38.4
- 15pragmatism38.4
- 16Cogito Ergo Sum36.1
- 17Socratic questioning36.0
- 18Plato's Theory of Forms33.8
- 19The Categorical Imperative33.7
- 20Kantian Ethics27.2
- 21The Dialectic (Historical Materialism)25.6
- 22Aristotle’s virtue ethics25.5
- 23Hindu philosophical schools25.4
- 24analytic philosophy24.2
- 25Nyāya21.2
- 26Question your assumptions20.0
- 27Mind-body dualism19.3
- 28methodical doubt18.6
- 29Phenomenology18.1
- 30CBT17.9
- 31Epicureanism15.6
- 32Reality may be deeper than appearances15.4
- 33Buddhism's Four Noble Truths14.7
- 34Eightfold Path14.3
- 35Analytic and Continental Philosophy13.7
- 36Virtue is built through practice13.5
- 37The “death of God”12.9
- 38Madhyamaka12.7
- 39Vedānta12.4
- 40Sāṃkhya12.3
- 41The self is not fixed11.8
- 42Aristotelian logic11.5
- 43Knowledge needs justification10.8
- 44German idealism10.5
- 45People should be treated as ends, not merely means10.2
- 46The scientific method10.0
- 47Ideas should be tested by their consequences9.3
- 48Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy9.0
- 49Kant8.7
- 50Thomism8.7
- 1Stoicism118.1
- 2Existentialism96.3
- 3Platonism95.9
- 4Utilitarianism84.5
- 5Empiricism80.4
- 6Confucianism77.2
- 7Aristotelianism74.9
- 8Social Contract Theory72.4
- 9Marxism64.8
- 10Daoism63.6
- 11Buddhism63.5
- 12Rationalism59.8
- 13Scholasticism38.9
- 14Kantian philosophy38.4
- 15pragmatism38.4
- 16Cogito Ergo Sum36.1
- 17Socratic questioning36.0
- 18Plato's Theory of Forms33.8
- 19The Categorical Imperative33.7
- 20Kantian Ethics27.2
- 21The Dialectic (Historical Materialism)25.6
- 22Aristotle’s virtue ethics25.5
- 23Hindu philosophical schools25.4
- 24analytic philosophy24.2
- 25Nyāya21.2
- 26Question your assumptions20.0
- 27Mind-body dualism19.3
- 28methodical doubt18.6
- 29Phenomenology18.1
- 30CBT17.9
- 31Epicureanism15.6
- 32Reality may be deeper than appearances15.4
- 33Buddhism's Four Noble Truths14.7
- 34Eightfold Path14.3
- 35Analytic and Continental Philosophy13.7
- 36Virtue is built through practice13.5
- 37The “death of God”12.9
- 38Madhyamaka12.7
- 39Vedānta12.4
- 40Sāṃkhya12.3
- 41The self is not fixed11.8
- 42Aristotelian logic11.5
- 43Knowledge needs justification10.8
- 44German idealism10.5
- 45People should be treated as ends, not merely means10.2
- 46The scientific method10.0
- 47Ideas should be tested by their consequences9.3
- 48Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy9.0
- 49Kant8.7
- 50Thomism8.7
Top 50 of 90
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
2Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 2 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stoicism | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2Existentialism | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3Platonism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4Utilitarianism | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5Empiricism | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6Confucianism | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Aristotelianism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Social Contract Theory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9Marxism | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Daoism | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Buddhism | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12Rationalism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13Scholasticism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Kantian philosophy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15pragmatism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 5
- 13
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 10
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 5
- 13
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 10
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Stoicism | 10 | Existentialism (9), Confucianism (8), Utilitarianism (8) |
| Existentialism | 12 | Utilitarianism (10), Empiricism (9), Stoicism (9) |
| Platonism | 6 | Aristotelianism (6), Confucianism (6), Buddhism (6) |
| Utilitarianism | 13 | Existentialism (10), Social Contract Theory (10), Empiricism (9) |
| Empiricism | 11 | Existentialism (9), Utilitarianism (9), Confucianism (8) |
| Confucianism | 9 | Existentialism (8), Buddhism (8), Empiricism (8) |
| Aristotelianism | 6 | Confucianism (6), Buddhism (6), Platonism (6) |
| Social Contract Theory | 10 | Utilitarianism (10), Existentialism (7), Empiricism (6) |
| Marxism | 7 | Stoicism (7), Aristotelianism (6), Confucianism (6) |
| Daoism | 8 | Confucianism (8), Buddhism (8), Empiricism (8) |
| Buddhism | 8 | Confucianism (8), Empiricism (8), Daoism (8) |
| Rationalism | 8 | Empiricism (8), Aristotelianism (6), Confucianism (6) |
| Scholasticism | 3 | Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Existentialism (3) |
| Kantian philosophy | 4 | Aristotelianism (4), Confucianism (4), Buddhism (4) |
| pragmatism | 4 | Aristotelianism (4), Confucianism (4), Existentialism (4) |
| Cogito Ergo Sum | 4 | Existentialism (4), Utilitarianism (4), Social Contract Theory (4) |
| Socratic questioning | 3 | Mind-body dualism (3), Existentialism (3), Utilitarianism (3) |
| Plato's Theory of Forms | 6 | Utilitarianism (6), Social Contract Theory (6), Empiricism (5) |
| The Categorical Imperative | 5 | Utilitarianism (5), Social Contract Theory (5), Existentialism (4) |
| Kantian Ethics | 3 | Existentialism (3), Utilitarianism (3), Social Contract Theory (3) |
| The Dialectic (Historical Materialism) | 5 | Utilitarianism (5), Social Contract Theory (5), Plato's Theory of Forms (4) |
| Aristotle’s virtue ethics | 6 | Utilitarianism (6), Empiricism (5), Social Contract Theory (5) |
| Hindu philosophical schools | 3 | Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Buddhism (3) |
| analytic philosophy | 3 | Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Existentialism (3) |
| Nyāya | 2 | Aristotelianism (2), Confucianism (2), Hindu philosophical schools (2) |
| Question your assumptions | 1 | Confucianism (1), Existentialism (1), Cogito Ergo Sum (1) |
| Mind-body dualism | 3 | Existentialism (3), Socratic questioning (3), Utilitarianism (3) |
| methodical doubt | 2 | Confucianism (2), Existentialism (2), Cogito Ergo Sum (2) |
| Phenomenology | 3 | Aristotelianism (3), Confucianism (3), Buddhism (3) |
| CBT | 2 | Aristotelianism (2), Confucianism (2), Existentialism (2) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bigthink.com | 3 |
| 2 | en.wikipedia.org | 2 |
| 3 | quora.com | 2 |
| 4 | reddit.com | 2 |
| 5 | listverse.com | 2 |
| 6 | academicinfluence.com | 1 |
| 7 | aru.ac.uk | 1 |
| 8 | bscholarly.com | 1 |
| 9 | discoveryuk.com | 1 |
| 10 | facebook.com | 1 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| bigthink.com | Empiricism | 3 |
| bigthink.com | Social Contract Theory | 2 |
| listverse.com | Platonism | 2 |
| listverse.com | Empiricism | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Utilitarianism | 2 |
| listverse.com | Stoicism | 2 |
| bigthink.com | Stoicism | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Empiricism | 2 |
| quora.com | Existentialism | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Social Contract Theory | 2 |
| aru.ac.uk | Utilitarianism | 2 |
| aru.ac.uk | Empiricism | 2 |
| aru.ac.uk | Social Contract Theory | 2 |
| quora.com | Stoicism | 2 |
| bigthink.com | Aristotelianism | 2 |
| bigthink.com | Confucianism | 2 |
| reddit.com | Existentialism | 2 |
| bigthink.com | Existentialism | 2 |
| bigthink.com | Utilitarianism | 2 |
| bigthink.com | Platonism | 2 |
| listverse.com | Aristotelianism | 2 |
| listverse.com | Confucianism | 2 |
| reddit.com | Stoicism | 2 |
| quora.com | Aristotelianism | 1 |
| quora.com | Confucianism | 1 |
| quora.com | Utilitarianism | 1 |
| quora.com | Platonism | 1 |
| quora.com | Empiricism | 1 |
| quora.com | Social Contract Theory | 1 |
| aru.ac.uk | Existentialism | 1 |
| reddit.com | Confucianism | 1 |
| reddit.com | Utilitarianism | 1 |
| reddit.com | Platonism | 1 |
| reddit.com | Empiricism | 1 |
| reddit.com | Social Contract Theory | 1 |
| reddit.com | Aristotelianism | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Aristotelianism | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Confucianism | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Utilitarianism | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Platonism | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Empiricism | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Social Contract Theory | 1 |
| bscholarly.com | Stoicism | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Aristotelianism | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Confucianism | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Existentialism | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Platonism | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Stoicism | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Aristotelianism | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Confucianism | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Utilitarianism | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Platonism | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Empiricism | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Social Contract Theory | 1 |
| libraryofphilosophy.com | Stoicism | 1 |
| listverse.com | Existentialism | 1 |
| listverse.com | Utilitarianism | 1 |
| listverse.com | Social Contract Theory | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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