With more than 700 votes cast, the results are in:
| 1. Immanuel Kant (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
| 2. David Hume loses to Immanuel Kant by 421–232 |
| 3. Rene Descartes loses to Immanuel Kant by 443–201, loses to David Hume by 335–314 |
| 4. John Locke loses to Immanuel Kant by 576–85, loses to Rene Descartes by 508–136 |
| 5. Gottfried Leibniz loses to Immanuel Kant by 586–76, loses to John Locke by 351–272 |
| 6. Thomas Hobbes loses to Immanuel Kant by 596–64, loses to Gottfried Leibniz by 371–247 |
| 7. Baruch Spinoza loses to Immanuel Kant by 589–70, loses to Thomas Hobbes by 321–292 |
| 8. George Berkeley loses to Immanuel Kant by 625–31, loses to Baruch Spinoza by 377–230 |
| 9. Adam Smith loses to Immanuel Kant by 612–32, loses to George Berkeley by 337–247 |
| 10. Francis Bacon loses to Immanuel Kant by 603–39, loses to Adam Smith by 302–252 |
Thomas Reid was a distant 11th. Rousseau was mistakenly left off the list--would he have out performed Reid or Bacon or Smith? Maybe we'll find out.
I was a bit surprised by how small the gap was between Descartes and Hume. Other thoughts from readers? Post only once; signed comments will get strong preference.
