Survey Results

Correlations

Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

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: 0.26
Practical reason: Aristotelian
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 49 7
No 289 453
n: 798
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Units of selection: genes
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 8 24
No 279 268
n: 579
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 66 25
No 559 825
n: 1475
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Political philosophy: communitarianism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 43 35
No 365 854
n: 1297
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Practical reason: Kantian
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 5 51
No 160 579
n: 795
p: 0.0003
r: 0.12
Aim of philosophy: happiness
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 30 57
No 184 1207
n: 1478
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 20 14
No 227 387
n: 648
p: 0.004
r: -0.11
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 23 55
No 638 584
n: 1300
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Normative ethics: deontology
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 21 70
No 521 860
n: 1472
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 50 41
No 481 942
n: 1514
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Time travel: metaphysically possible
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 15 33
No 376 447
n: 871
p: 0.0013
r: -0.11
Well-being: desire satisfaction
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 6 44
No 170 627
n: 847
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
Principle of sufficient reason: true
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 30 21
No 294 527
n: 872
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
Aesthetic value: objective
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 55 28
No 663 707
n: 1453
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Meaning of life: objective
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 47 33
No 493 777
n: 1350
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Morality: naturalist realism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 27 26
No 292 597
n: 942
p: 0.0017
r: 0.1
Meta-ethics: moral realism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 72 16
No 964 495
n: 1547
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Normative ethics: consequentialism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 19 72
No 502 879
n: 1472
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
External world: skepticism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 14 77
No 81 1421
n: 1593
p < 0.0001
r: 0.09
Abstract objects: Platonism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 51 34
No 560 768
n: 1413
p: 0.0004
r: 0.09
Well-being: objective list
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 38 12
No 470 326
n: 846
p: 0.0065
r: 0.09
God: theism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 28 60
No 297 1219
n: 1604
p: 0.0003
r: -0.09
External world: non-skeptical realism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 66 22
No 1300 204
n: 1592
p: 0.0004
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 11 75
No 56 1458
n: 1600
p: 0.0006
r: -0.08
Mind uploading: survival
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 6 36
No 270 585
n: 897
p: 0.0113
r: 0.08
Hume: skeptic
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 28 24
No 281 464
n: 797
p: 0.0239
r: -0.08
Extended mind: yes
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 12 26
No 470 371
n: 879
p: 0.0187
r: 0.08
Normative concepts: reasons
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 19 28
No 193 490
n: 730
p: 0.0419
r: -0.07
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 6 44
No 113 681
n: 844
p: 0.0306
r: -0.07
Arguments for theism: design
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 5 44
No 173 613
n: 835
p: 0.0335
r: 0.07
External world: idealism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 14 77
No 100 1404
n: 1595
p: 0.0035
r: -0.07
Mind: physicalism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 42 50
No 836 596
n: 1524
p: 0.0053
r: -0.07
Philosophical progress: a lot
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 25 61
No 694 821
n: 1601
p: 0.0043
r: 0.07
Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 34 54
No 357 1061
n: 1506
p: 0.0066
r: 0.07
Moral judgment: cognitivism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 75 15
No 1023 387
n: 1500
p: 0.0077
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 20 33
No 218 674
n: 945
p: 0.0364
r: -0.07
Morality: constructivism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 7 46
No 203 684
n: 940
p: 0.0414
r: -0.07
Knowledge: empiricism
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 34 41
No 705 508
n: 1288
p: 0.0172
r: -0.06
Personal identity: psychological view
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 34 41
No 659 575
n: 1309
p: 0.0348
r: 0.06
Vagueness: epistemic
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 27 41
No 313 920
n: 1301
p: 0.0417
r: -0.06
Meaning of life: nonexistent
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 10 69
No 260 995
n: 1334
p: 0.041
r: 0.05
Truth: correspondence
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 55 29
No 772 577
n: 1433
p: 0.0474
r: -0.05
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Accept Reject
Yes 29 59
No 643 868
n: 1599
p: 0.0388

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.32
Philosopher: Plato
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 28 53
No 46 1130
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Philosopher: Aristotle
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 46 35
No 184 992
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Philosopher: Socrates
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 17 64
No 30 1146
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.09
Region of PhD: United States
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 54 9
No 757 372
n: 1192
p: 0.002
r: -0.08
Tradition: Analytic
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 66 27
No 1339 249
n: 1681
p: 0.0007
r: 0.08
Region of nationality: United States
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 62 28
No 775 734
n: 1599
p: 0.0012
r: 0.08
Tradition: Other tradition
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 18 75
No 146 1442
n: 1681
p: 0.0013
r: -0.08
Other demographics: YOB
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 32 56
No 717 776
n: 1581
p: 0.002
r: -0.08
Philosopher: Hume
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 5 76
No 213 963
n: 1257
p: 0.006
r: 0.08
Region of affiliation: United States
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 71 28
No 896 721
n: 1716
p: 0.0015
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Aquinas
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Yes No
Yes 8 73
No 47 1129
n: 1257
p: 0.0123