Survey Results

Well-being: objective list, desire satisfaction, or hedonism/experientialism?

Population

AOS

Region

for

Exclude answers beyond respondent's first 50

Include skip/insufficiently familiar answers

967 respondents

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.

Collapse accept and lean towards

Accept or lean towards:
hedonism/experientialism

12.72% (10.13%)

Reject or lean against:
hedonism/experientialism

1.55% (0.00%)

Accept or lean towards:
desire satisfaction

18.61% (15.10%)

Reject or lean against:
desire satisfaction

0.83% (0.00%)

Accept or lean towards:
objective list

53.15% (49.95%)

Reject or lean against:
objective list

1.03% (0.00%)

Accept a combination of views

4.76%

Accept an alternative view

4.96%

The question is too unclear to answer

2.79%

There is no fact of the matter

1.86%

Agnostic/undecided

9.20%

Other

1.24%

N = 967, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (184 respondents)

Most popular option combinations

Options	Number of responses	% of responses
Accept or lean towards: desire satisfaction Accept or lean towards: objective list	13	1.34%
Accept or lean towards: hedonism/experientialism Accept or lean towards: desire satisfaction Accept or lean towards: objective list	12	1.24%
Accept or lean towards: hedonism/experientialism Accept or lean towards: desire satisfaction	8	0.83%
Accept or lean towards: hedonism/experientialism Accept or lean towards: objective list	2	0.21%
Accept or lean towards: objective list	2	0.21%

Alternative Views

73 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.

HYBR (13): hybrid (12) hybridism (1)
EUDA (6): eudaimonism (5) eudaemonism (1)
PERF (6): perfectionism (6)
THEO (5): theory (5)
GOOD (5): good (5)
LIFE (4): life (4)
VIRT (3): virtue (3)
THRE (3): three (3)
SUBJ (3): subjective (1) subjectivism (1) subject (1)
VALU (3): value (2) valuable (1)
COMB (3): combination (2) combing (1)
ENJO (3): enjoying (3)
PERS (2): person (2)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.46	Meaning of life: objective
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	256	166
Reject	49	234

n: 705

p < 0.0001

r: -0.4	Practical reason: Humean
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	75	278
Reject	125	115

n: 593

p < 0.0001

r: 0.38	Aesthetic value: objective
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	298	160
Reject	98	208

n: 764

p < 0.0001

r: -0.35	Meaning of life: objective
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	127
Reject	276	275

n: 706

p < 0.0001

r: -0.34	Experience machine: yes
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	35	449
Reject	78	224

n: 786

p < 0.0001

r: 0.33	Practical reason: Aristotelian
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	183	170
Reject	58	181

n: 592

p < 0.0001

r: 0.32	Meta-ethics: moral realism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	397	94
Reject	176	145

n: 812

p < 0.0001

r: 0.32	Experience machine: yes
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	39	63
Reject	75	608

n: 785

p < 0.0001

r: 0.32	Meaning of life: subjective
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	99	57
Reject	173	378

n: 707

p < 0.0001

r: 0.31	Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	94	226
Reject	11	207

n: 538

p < 0.0001

r: -0.31	Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	177	224
Reject	215	82

n: 698

p < 0.0001

r: 0.3	Consciousness: dualism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	129	236
Reject	34	231

n: 630

p < 0.0001

r: -0.29	Normative ethics: consequentialism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	126	332
Reject	158	144

n: 760

p < 0.0001

r: 0.28	God: theism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	147	339
Reject	29	299

n: 814

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Meaning of life: objective
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	19	81
Reject	282	321

n: 703

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Mind: physicalism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	212	248
Reject	234	93

n: 787

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Meaning of life: subjective
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	123	298
Reject	148	137

n: 706

p < 0.0001

r: 0.28	Practical reason: Humean
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	70	54
Reject	132	339

n: 595

p < 0.0001

r: 0.27	Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	118	35
Reject	276	270

n: 699

p < 0.0001

r: -0.27	Law: legal positivism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	83	183
Reject	92	79

n: 437

p < 0.0001

r: -0.26	Aesthetic value: objective
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	45	115
Reject	353	252

n: 765

p < 0.0001

r: 0.26	Normative ethics: consequentialism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	60	38
Reject	224	436

n: 758

p < 0.0001

r: 0.26	Mind: physicalism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	127	43
Reject	321	297

n: 788

p < 0.0001

r: -0.25	Footbridge: push
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	91	376
Reject	116	187

n: 770

p < 0.0001

r: 0.25	Meaning of life: nonexistent
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	35	66
Reject	108	488

n: 697

p < 0.0001

r: -0.24	Practical reason: Aristotelian
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	33	91
Reject	208	262

n: 594

p < 0.0001

r: 0.24	Moral judgment: cognitivism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	403	81
Reject	203	107

n: 794

p < 0.0001

r: -0.24	Abortion: permissible
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	340	98
Reject	267	27

n: 732

p < 0.0001

r: -0.24	Laws of nature: Humean
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	104	335
Reject	132	165

n: 736

p < 0.0001

r: 0.24	Abstract objects: Platonism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	225	203
Reject	96	213

n: 737

p < 0.0001

r: 0.24	Aesthetic experience: pleasure
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	26	43
Reject	46	336

n: 451

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Morality: non-naturalism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	162	258
Reject	39	229

n: 688

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Practical reason: Humean
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	46	41
Reject	156	350

n: 593

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Meta-ethics: moral realism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	97	74
Reject	476	165

n: 812

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Personal identity: psychological view
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	179	239
Reject	173	103

n: 694

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Morality: error theory
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	90
Reject	27	558

n: 686

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Material composition: universalism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	56	151
Reject	54	87

n: 348

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Knowledge: empiricism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	198	210
Reject	185	85

n: 678

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Aesthetic value: objective
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	39	69
Reject	356	298

n: 762

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	Morality: expressivism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	38	383
Reject	42	227

n: 690

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	Morality: non-naturalism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	119
Reject	184	370

n: 689

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Personal identity: further-fact view
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	105	307
Reject	25	251

n: 688

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Footbridge: push
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	44	61
Reject	163	501

n: 769

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	God: theism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	14	157
Reject	162	482

n: 815

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Morality: constructivism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	44	91
Reject	106	450

n: 691

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	Consciousness: dualism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	14	117
Reject	149	352

n: 632

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Properties: classes
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	14	50
Reject	41	369

n: 474

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Causation: primitive
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	95	229
Reject	37	202

n: 563

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Moral judgment: cognitivism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	66	43
Reject	538	145

n: 792

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Morality: error theory
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	407
Reject	25	242

n: 687

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	35	46
Reject	108	394

n: 583

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Belief or credence: credence
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	82	209
Reject	97	125

n: 513

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	317	173
Reject	146	183

n: 819

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	Properties: classes
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	264
Reject	40	154

n: 474

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Material composition: restrictivism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	102	105
Reject	45	96

n: 348

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Knowledge: empiricism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	98	39
Reject	287	255

n: 679

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Material composition: universalism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	21	26
Reject	89	210

n: 346

p: 0.0002

r: 0.2	Belief or credence: belief
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	109	182
Reject	54	168

n: 513

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Morality: expressivism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	25	111
Reject	56	499

n: 691

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	A priori knowledge: yes
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	72	44
Reject	565	133

n: 814

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	Chinese room: understands
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	55	321
Reject	68	196

n: 640

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Free will: libertarianism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	136	355
Reject	38	287

n: 816

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Practical reason: Aristotelian
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	66
Reject	219	287

n: 592

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Normative ethics: deontology
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	213	246
Reject	73	228

n: 760

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Abortion: permissible
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	143	8
Reject	466	116

n: 733

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Time: A-theory
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	112	195
Reject	52	162

n: 521

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Consciousness: dualism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	9	84
Reject	154	384

n: 631

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	77	32
Reject	317	272

n: 698

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Properties: classes
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	21	73
Reject	35	346

n: 475

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Meta-ethics: moral realism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	72	43
Reject	498	196

n: 809

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Other minds: future AI systems
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	75	59
Reject	221	353

n: 708

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Normative ethics: consequentialism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	82	71
Reject	204	404

n: 761

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Free will: no free will
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	26	90
Reject	78	622

n: 816

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Human genetic engineering: permissible
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	268	125
Reject	221	59

n: 673

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Concepts: nativism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	119	170
Reject	53	178

n: 520

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Aim of philosophy: happiness
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	31	77
Reject	79	547

n: 734

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	217	242
Reject	94	208

n: 761

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	107	155
Reject	52	146

n: 460

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	25	45
Reject	180	196

n: 446

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Belief or credence: credence
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	57	62
Reject	122	273

n: 514

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Aesthetic experience: pleasure
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	27	244
Reject	45	135

n: 451

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Meaning of life: nonexistent
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	64	352
Reject	78	204

n: 698

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Concepts: nativism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	69
Reject	156	279

n: 520

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Knowledge: empiricism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	77	28
Reject	306	266

n: 677

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Other minds: future AI systems
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	148	276
Reject	147	137

n: 708

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	A priori knowledge: yes
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	405	79
Reject	234	97

n: 815

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Material composition: restrictivism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	12	35
Reject	135	164

n: 346

p: 0.0009

r: -0.18	Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	6	72
Reject	98	360

n: 536

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	God: theism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	101
Reject	162	537

n: 813

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Laws of nature: Humean
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	49	55
Reject	187	444

n: 735

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Race categories: eliminate
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	59	32
Reject	210	285

n: 586

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Law: legal positivism
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	47	51
Reject	128	212

n: 438

p: 0.0002

r: 0.17	Metaontology: anti-realism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	12	58
Reject	47	328

n: 445

p: 0.0002

r: 0.17	Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	135	120
Reject	71	121

n: 447

p: 0.0002

r: -0.17	Belief or credence: belief
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	25	94
Reject	139	256

n: 514

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Mind: physicalism
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Accept	Reject
Accept	75	34
Reject	372	305

n: 786

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	Morality: constructivism
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	73	349
Reject	77	191

n: 690

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	Time: A-theory
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	24	80
Reject	141	277

n: 522

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Personal identity: psychological view
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Accept	Reject
Accept	101	51
Reject	252	290

n: 694

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	Mind uploading: survival
Well-being: objective list	Accept	Reject
Accept	99	295
Reject	91	154

n: 639

p < 0.0001

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: -0.24	Philosopher: Hume
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	48	342
Reject	75	182

n: 647

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Philosopher: Hume
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	47	81
Reject	76	443

n: 647

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Philosopher: Aquinas
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	33	357
Reject	1	256

n: 647

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	71	437
Reject	12	326

n: 846

p < 0.0001

r: 0.16	Philosopher: Aristotle
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	100	290
Reject	33	224

n: 647

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	6	170
Reject	77	594

n: 847

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Region of affiliation: United States
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	56	65
Reject	437	292

n: 850

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Region of nationality: Canada
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	24	460
Reject	35	277

n: 796

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Region of nationality: United States
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	50	68
Reject	381	295

n: 794

p < 0.0001

r: -0.13	Region of affiliation: Canada
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	20	493
Reject	33	306

n: 852

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	27	149
Reject	55	616

n: 847

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	AOS: Philosophy of Action
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	54	454
Reject	10	328

n: 846

p < 0.0001

r: -0.12	Philosopher: Dewey
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	5	385
Reject	14	243

n: 647

p: 0.0016

r: -0.12	AOS: Normative Ethics
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	37	139
Reject	181	490

n: 847

p: 0.0004

r: -0.12	Philosopher: Aristotle
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	12	77
Reject	119	437

n: 645

p: 0.002

r: 0.12	Philosopher: Dewey
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	8	81
Reject	11	545

n: 645

p: 0.0022

r: -0.12	Region of PhD: Canada
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	7	362
Reject	17	245

n: 631

p: 0.003

r: 0.11	Region of nationality: United States
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	283	201
Reject	150	162

n: 796

p: 0.0014

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Reid
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	15	375
Reject	1	256

n: 647

p: 0.0042

r: 0.11	AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	23	485
Reject	3	335

n: 846

p: 0.0011

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Carnap
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	9	80
Reject	30	526

n: 645

p: 0.0058

r: 0.11	AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	49	127
Reject	120	551

n: 847

p: 0.0016

r: -0.11	AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	6	170
Reject	44	627

n: 847

p: 0.0016

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Anscombe
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	18	372
Reject	1	256

n: 647

p: 0.0061

r: 0.11	Region of PhD: Canada
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	6	85
Reject	18	521

n: 630

p: 0.0068

r: -0.11	Region of affiliation: United Kingdom
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	7	169
Reject	83	594

n: 853

p: 0.0019

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Augustine
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	15	375
Reject	2	255

n: 647

p: 0.0071

r: 0.1	Region of affiliation: Asia
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	10	111
Reject	18	711

n: 850

p: 0.0024

r: 0.1	Region of PhD: Oceania
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	13	123
Reject	22	474

n: 632

p: 0.0096

r: -0.1	Region of PhD: Oceania
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	15	354
Reject	20	242

n: 631

p: 0.0098

r: -0.1	AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	40	468
Reject	51	287

n: 846

p: 0.003

r: 0.1	AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	28	148
Reject	64	607

n: 847

p: 0.003

r: 0.1	Region of affiliation: United States
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	318	195
Reject	177	162

n: 852

p: 0.0031

r: 0.1	Region of nationality: Canada
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	19	146
Reject	40	592

n: 797

p: 0.0048

r: -0.1	Philosopher: Lewis
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	32	358
Reject	39	218

n: 647

p: 0.0113

r: 0.1	Region of affiliation: Europe
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	26	95
Reject	103	626

n: 850

p: 0.0038

r: -0.1	AOS: Philosophy of Action
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	7	169
Reject	57	614

n: 847

p: 0.0043

r: -0.1	Philosopher: Aristotle
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	25	103
Reject	108	411

n: 647

p: 0.0153

r: -0.09	AOS: Continental Philosophy
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	14	494
Reject	19	319

n: 846

p: 0.0058

r: 0.09	AOS: Philosophy of Language
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	18	101
Reject	115	610

n: 844

p: 0.0059

r: -0.09	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	8	111
Reject	73	652

n: 844

p: 0.006

r: -0.09	AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	35	473
Reject	47	291

n: 846

p: 0.0061

r: 0.09	Philosopher: Plato
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	32	358
Reject	12	245

n: 647

p: 0.0167

r: 0.09	AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	38	470
Reject	12	326

n: 846

p: 0.0065

r: -0.09	Philosopher: Carnap
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	14	376
Reject	25	232

n: 647

p: 0.0178

r: 0.09	Region of nationality: Canada
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	14	104
Reject	44	632

n: 794

p: 0.0092

r: 0.09	Philosopher: Leibniz
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	16	374
Reject	6	251

n: 647

p: 0.0199

r: 0.09	AOS: Normative Ethics
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	155	353
Reject	63	275

n: 846

p: 0.0086

r: 0.09	Philosopher: Kierkegaard
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	9	381
Reject	0	257

n: 647

p: 0.0219

r: 0.09	Region of nationality: United Kingdom
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	50	434
Reject	19	293

n: 796

p: 0.011

r: -0.09	Region of affiliation: Europe
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	62	451
Reject	66	273

n: 852

p: 0.0086

r: 0.09	Region of nationality: Europe
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	30	88
Reject	122	554

n: 794

p: 0.0117

r: -0.09	AOS: Normative Ethics
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	28	91
Reject	190	535

n: 844

p: 0.0096

r: 0.09	AOS: Metaphysics
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	131	377
Reject	65	273

n: 846

p: 0.0132

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Quine
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	12	116
Reject	39	480

n: 647

p: 0.0331

r: 0.08	Region of PhD: United States
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	270	99
Reject	167	95

n: 631

p: 0.0359

r: -0.08	AOS: Philosophy of Action
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	5	114
Reject	59	666

n: 844

p: 0.0161

r: 0.08	Region of affiliation: United Kingdom
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	62	451
Reject	28	311

n: 852

p: 0.0162

r: 0.08	Region of affiliation: Oceania
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	16	160
Reject	32	645

n: 853

p: 0.0179

r: 0.08	Region of affiliation: Canada
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	17	159
Reject	36	641

n: 853

p: 0.0208

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Rawls
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	31	359
Reject	12	245

n: 647

p: 0.0466

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Quine
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	8	81
Reject	43	513

n: 645

p: 0.0478

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Arendt
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	5	385
Reject	0	257

n: 647

p: 0.0489

r: 0.08	Region of nationality: Oceania
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	17	148
Reject	37	595

n: 797

p: 0.0298

r: -0.08	AOS: Decision Theory
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	11	497
Reject	18	320

n: 846

p: 0.0259

r: 0.08	AOS: Continental Philosophy
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	8	111
Reject	25	700

n: 844

p: 0.0275

r: -0.08	Region of nationality: Europe
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	78	406
Reject	73	239

n: 796

p: 0.033

r: 0.08	AOS: Philosophy of Law
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	26	482
Reject	7	331

n: 846

p: 0.0292

r: -0.07	AOS: Philosophy of Social Science
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	16	492
Reject	20	318

n: 846

p: 0.0303

r: -0.07	AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism	Yes	No
Accept	6	113
Reject	44	681

n: 844

p: 0.0306

r: 0.07	AOS: Continental Philosophy
Well-being: desire satisfaction	Yes	No
Accept	11	165
Reject	22	649

n: 847

p: 0.043

r: 0.07	AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Well-being: objective list	Yes	No
Accept	103	405
Reject	42	296

n: 846

p: 0.0434