Survey Results

Correlations

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Answer

Note: For philosophical questions with only two main suggested answers, only one answer (randomly selected) can be looked up for correlations.

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.12	Foundations of mathematics: constructivism/intuitionism
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	10	14
No	82	411

n: 517

p: 0.0087

r: 0.11	Aesthetic value: objective
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	54	21
No	664	714

n: 1453

p < 0.0001

r: -0.08	Wittgenstein: early
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	9	47
No	222	586

n: 864

p: 0.0262

r: 0.08	Other minds: particles
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	6	56
No	15	954

n: 1031

p: 0.0155

r: 0.07	Principle of sufficient reason: true
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	24	23
No	300	525

n: 872

p: 0.03

r: 0.07	True contradictions: possible but non-actual
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	6	40
No	38	776

n: 860

p: 0.0386

r: 0.07	Proper names: Fregean
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	33	26
No	414	626

n: 1099

p: 0.0202

r: -0.07	True contradictions: impossible
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	30	16
No	618	196

n: 860

p: 0.0426

r: 0.07	Truth: epistemic
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	15	58
No	146	1210

n: 1429

p: 0.0128

r: 0.07	Other minds: plants
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	8	54
No	70	899

n: 1031

p: 0.0362

r: -0.06	Logic: classical
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	32	29
No	705	399

n: 1165

p: 0.0318

r: 0.06	Zombies: inconceivable
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	21	54
No	232	1074

n: 1381

p: 0.0223

r: 0.06	Vagueness: metaphysical
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	22	47
No	270	957

n: 1296

p: 0.0275

r: 0.06	Footbridge: push
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	23	52
No	348	1043

n: 1466

p: 0.0258

r: -0.06	Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	43	50
No	897	609

n: 1599

p: 0.0261

r: 0.06	External world: skepticism
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	9	71
No	86	1427

n: 1593

p: 0.0273

r: 0.05	Aim of philosophy: happiness
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	19	63
No	195	1201

n: 1478

p: 0.037

r: -0.05	Mental content: internalism
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	15	55
No	373	883

n: 1326

p: 0.0486

r: 0.05	Laws of nature: Humean
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	31	48
No	442	908

n: 1429

p: 0.0471

r: -0.05	External world: non-skeptical realism
AOS: Aesthetics	Accept	Reject
Yes	64	15
No	1302	211

n: 1592

p: 0.0428

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.15	Philosopher: Nietzsche
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	10	64
No	29	1154

n: 1257

p < 0.0001

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Merleau-Ponty
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	5	69
No	23	1160

n: 1257

p: 0.0065

r: -0.07	Other demographics: YOB
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	33	53
No	716	779

n: 1581

p: 0.0046

r: -0.06	Tradition: Analytic
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	67	24
No	1338	252

n: 1681

p: 0.0084

r: 0.06	Philosopher: Wittgenstein
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	12	62
No	102	1081

n: 1257

p: 0.0273

r: 0.06	Philosopher: James
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	6	68
No	41	1142

n: 1257

p: 0.0412

r: -0.05	Region of nationality: Europe
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	10	76
No	313	1200

n: 1599

p: 0.0418

r: 0.05	Region of nationality: United Kingdom
AOS: Aesthetics	Yes	No
Yes	14	72
No	145	1368

n: 1599

p: 0.0436