Survey Results

Philosophical progress (is there any?): a lot, none, or a little?


1775 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
none
3.83% (3.77%)
Reject or lean against:
none
0.68% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
a little
46.59% (45.80%)
Reject or lean against:
a little
0.00% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
a lot
41.69% (41.24%)
Reject or lean against:
a lot
0.28% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
0.79%
Accept an alternative view
1.75%
The question is too unclear to answer
3.94%
There is no fact of the matter
1.13%
Agnostic/undecided
1.13%
Other
0.45%
N = 1775, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (10 respondents)
Alternative Views

44 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.

  • REGR (5): regress (3) regression (1) regressed (1)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.47
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 398 72
Reject 200 316
n: 986
p < 0.0001
r: 0.44
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 269 204
Reject 83 430
n: 986
p < 0.0001
r: -0.43
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 69 401
Reject 283 233
n: 986
p < 0.0001
r: 0.42
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 15 23
Reject 17 929
n: 984
p < 0.0001
r: -0.42
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 192 281
Reject 406 107
n: 986
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 15 17
Reject 616 177
n: 825
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 13 19
Reject 89 704
n: 825
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 159 135
Reject 106 192
n: 592
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 6 12
Reject 77 399
n: 494
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 8 13
Reject 68 499
n: 588
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 8 30
Reject 590 358
n: 986
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 27 28
Reject 1141 268
n: 1464
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 19 17
Reject 631 245
n: 912
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 69 359
Reject 132 348
n: 908
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 273 98
Reject 266 181
n: 818
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 344 95
Reject 307 167
n: 913
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 17 44
Reject 894 570
n: 1525
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 103 177
Reject 162 150
n: 592
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 110 161
Reject 154 124
n: 549
p: 0.0003
r: -0.15
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 10 21
Reject 528 258
n: 817
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 13 44
Reject 96 1397
n: 1550
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 74 220
Reject 104 192
n: 590
p: 0.0003
r: -0.14
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 37 20
Reject 1295 195
n: 1547
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 97 181
Reject 81 231
n: 590
p: 0.0006
r: -0.14
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 74 315
Reject 121 295
n: 805
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 120 326
Reject 81 381
n: 908
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 25 268
Reject 51 245
n: 589
p: 0.0011
r: -0.13
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 122 285
Reject 188 252
n: 847
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 447 233
Reject 464 382
n: 1526
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 24 6
Reject 360 474
n: 864
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 17 13
Reject 293 523
n: 846
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 8 49
Reject 82 1409
n: 1548
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 7 29
Reject 309 531
n: 876
p: 0.0003
r: 0.12
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 110 279
Reject 85 331
n: 805
p: 0.0006
r: -0.12
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 8 26
Reject 397 557
n: 988
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 6 28
Reject 62 892
n: 988
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 7 11
Reject 137 526
n: 681
p: 0.0029
r: -0.11
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 16 45
Reject 637 827
n: 1525
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 492 1
Reject 486 10
n: 989
p: 0.0004
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 22 33
Reject 301 1005
n: 1361
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 17 17
Reject 233 721
n: 988
p: 0.0006
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 139 119
Reject 125 166
n: 549
p: 0.012
r: -0.11
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 257 154
Reject 282 125
n: 818
p: 0.0022
r: -0.11
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 287 141
Reject 364 121
n: 913
p: 0.0013
r: -0.11
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 28 33
Reject 947 517
n: 1525
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 197 147
Reject 165 182
n: 691
p: 0.0062
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 6 16
Reject 390 325
n: 737
p: 0.0048
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 38 19
Reject 546 816
n: 1419
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 8 14
Reject 108 596
n: 726
p: 0.0052
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 133 256
Reject 95 307
n: 791
p: 0.0038
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 26 27
Reject 363 831
n: 1247
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 169 324
Reject 190 306
n: 989
p: 0.0018
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 65 280
Reject 101 269
n: 715
p: 0.008
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 128 265
Reject 97 339
n: 829
p: 0.0044
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 449 8
Reject 529 3
n: 989
p: 0.0019
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 97 251
Reject 69 298
n: 715
p: 0.0085
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 117 185
Reject 95 211
n: 608
p: 0.0153
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 101 175
Reject 81 207
n: 564
p: 0.0213
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 11 31
Reject 179 860
n: 1081
p: 0.0015
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 7 330
Reject 17 322
n: 676
p: 0.0127
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 15 37
Reject 290 1187
n: 1529
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 204 253
Reject 202 330
n: 989
p: 0.0028
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 9 19
Reject 378 439
n: 845
p: 0.0057
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 576 129
Reject 631 210
n: 1546
p: 0.0002
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 85 302
Reject 126 279
n: 792
p: 0.0079
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 398 282
Reject 413 433
n: 1526
p: 0.0002
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 170 237
Reject 140 300
n: 847
p: 0.0062
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 11 10
Reject 165 500
n: 686
p: 0.015
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 28 24
Reject 945 535
n: 1532
p: 0.0003
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 227 420
Reject 357 416
n: 1420
p: 0.0005
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 18 43
Reject 793 671
n: 1525
p: 0.0003
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 6 22
Reject 83 683
n: 794
p: 0.0102
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 6 12
Reject 95 505
n: 618
p: 0.0237
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 304 276
Reject 433 263
n: 1276
p: 0.0013
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 77 301
Reject 59 351
n: 788
p: 0.0118
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 111 588
Reject 196 647
n: 1542
p: 0.0004
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 9 13
Reject 202 567
n: 791
p: 0.0122
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 5 21
Reject 64 767
n: 857
p: 0.0095
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 9 22
Reject 471 478
n: 980
p: 0.0056
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 24 24
Reject 348 985
n: 1381
p: 0.001
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 88 200
Reject 124 196
n: 608
p: 0.0301
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 359 322
Reject 343 466
n: 1490
p: 0.0007
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 188 389
Reject 175 521
n: 1273
p: 0.0017
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 327 166
Reject 348 148
n: 989
p: 0.0063
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 211 160
Reject 185 182
n: 738
p: 0.0184
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 16 7
Reject 248 277
n: 548
p: 0.0428
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 20 39
Reject 681 749
n: 1489
p: 0.0008
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 205 197
Reject 182 262
n: 846
p: 0.012
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 12 13
Reject 271 260
n: 556
p: 0.0432
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 5 17
Reject 69 701
n: 792
p: 0.016
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 20 12
Reject 279 294
n: 605
p: 0.0362
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 151 239
Reject 135 267
n: 792
p: 0.0173
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 395 243
Reject 342 296
n: 1276
p: 0.0025
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 77 271
Reject 60 311
n: 719
p: 0.0248
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 10 12
Reject 185 597
n: 804
p: 0.0182
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 514 134
Reject 547 196
n: 1391
p: 0.0019
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 248 218
Reject 232 283
n: 981
p: 0.0095
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a little Accept Reject
Accept 581 189
Reject 626 150
n: 1546
p: 0.0011
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: none Accept Reject
Accept 7 21
Reject 236 409
n: 673
p: 0.032
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Accept Reject
Accept 36 673
Reject 73 769
n: 1551
p: 0.0012

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: -0.21
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 28 36
Reject 1319 197
n: 1580
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 18 46
Reject 72 1444
n: 1580
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 14 53
Reject 67 1466
n: 1600
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 13 54
Reject 61 1472
n: 1600
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 650 63
Reject 698 170
n: 1581
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 74 441
Reject 41 622
n: 1178
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 18 49
Reject 102 1431
n: 1600
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 6 49
Reject 29 1093
n: 1177
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 18 46
Reject 125 1391
n: 1580
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 6 49
Reject 26 1096
n: 1177
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 5 50
Reject 19 1103
n: 1177
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 5 50
Reject 10 1112
n: 1177
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 7 508
Reject 35 628
n: 1178
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 20 693
Reject 70 798
n: 1581
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 30 571
Reject 12 565
n: 1178
p: 0.0009
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 42 559
Reject 73 504
n: 1178
p: 0.0027
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 47 468
Reject 31 632
n: 1178
p: 0.0028
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 19 700
Reject 55 827
n: 1601
p: 0.0005
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 11 56
Reject 75 1458
n: 1600
p: 0.0006
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 5 510
Reject 22 641
n: 1178
p: 0.0042
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 43 670
Reject 100 768
n: 1581
p: 0.0012
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 10 709
Reject 37 845
n: 1601
p: 0.0013
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 9 58
Reject 38 1495
n: 1600
p: 0.0015
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 48 17
Reject 1220 314
n: 1599
p: 0.0016
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 19 700
Reject 62 820
n: 1601
p: 0.0018
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 7 48
Reject 39 1083
n: 1177
p: 0.0076
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 16 49
Reject 309 1225
n: 1599
p: 0.0023
r: 0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 199 520
Reject 187 695
n: 1601
p: 0.0042
r: -0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 25 694
Reject 61 821
n: 1601
p: 0.0043
r: 0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 80 639
Reject 62 820
n: 1601
p: 0.0047
r: -0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 34 481
Reject 65 598
n: 1178
p: 0.0156
r: 0.07
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 6 595
Reject 0 577
n: 1178
p: 0.017
r: 0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 25 490
Reject 14 649
n: 1178
p: 0.0204
r: -0.07
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 6 61
Reject 333 1200
n: 1600
p: 0.0082
r: 0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 49 466
Reject 40 623
n: 1178
p: 0.0234
r: 0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 112 607
Reject 95 787
n: 1601
p: 0.009
r: -0.06
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 6 61
Reject 322 1211
n: 1600
p: 0.0094
r: 0.06
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 16 585
Reject 6 571
n: 1178
p: 0.0282
r: 0.06
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 597 126
Reject 672 205
n: 1600
p: 0.0128
r: -0.06
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 20 699
Reject 41 841
n: 1601
p: 0.0147
r: 0.06
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 26 489
Reject 19 644
n: 1178
p: 0.0381
r: -0.06
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 50 669
Reject 87 795
n: 1601
p: 0.0182
r: -0.06
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 124 599
Reject 201 676
n: 1600
p: 0.019
r: 0.06
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 5 510
Reject 1 662
n: 1178
p: 0.048
r: -0.06
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 9 58
Reject 377 1156
n: 1600
p: 0.0267
r: 0.05
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 337 332
Reject 379 453
n: 1501
p: 0.0348
r: -0.05
Philosophical progress: a lot Yes No
Accept 52 667
Reject 100 782
n: 1601
p: 0.0316
r: -0.05
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 60 745
Reject 82 714
n: 1601
p: 0.0423
r: 0.05
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 37 768
Reject 24 772
n: 1601
p: 0.0439
r: -0.05
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 625 176
Reject 644 155
n: 1600
p: 0.0441
r: 0.05
Philosophical progress: a little Yes No
Accept 173 628
Reject 152 647
n: 1600
p: 0.0462
r: 0.05
Philosophical progress: none Yes No
Accept 11 56
Reject 141 1392
n: 1600
p: 0.0482