Survey Results

Correlations

Category

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: 0.16	Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	14	112
No	49	934

n: 1109

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Material composition: nihilism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	8	34
No	39	398

n: 479

p: 0.0015

r: -0.14	Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	18	100
No	292	533

n: 943

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	Moral principles: moral generalism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	95	34
No	433	349

n: 911

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	41	77
No	197	630

n: 945

p: 0.0002

r: 0.12	Foundations of mathematics: formalism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	5	39
No	30	441

n: 515

p: 0.0065

r: 0.12	Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	65	142
No	253	1138

n: 1598

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Values in science: necessarily value-laden
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	75	47
No	343	442

n: 907

p: 0.0006

r: 0.11	Propositions: simple entities
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	7	48
No	47	606

n: 708

p: 0.0036

r: -0.11	Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	82	125
No	741	653

n: 1601

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	79	122
No	312	993

n: 1506

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Principle of sufficient reason: true
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	48	58
No	276	490

n: 872

p: 0.0017

r: 0.1	Truth: epistemic
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	32	154
No	129	1114

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.1	Political philosophy: egalitarianism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	121	76
No	540	563

n: 1300

p: 0.0002

r: 0.1	Aesthetic experience: pleasure
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	18	54
No	77	439

n: 588

p: 0.0146

r: 0.1	Vagueness: epistemic
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	48	86
No	292	875

n: 1301

p: 0.0004

r: 0.1	Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	31	53
No	179	573

n: 836

p: 0.0055

r: 0.09	Perceptual experience: qualia theory
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	26	102
No	168	817

n: 1113

p: 0.0019

r: 0.09	Temporal ontology: growing block
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	16	41
No	107	488

n: 652

p: 0.0205

r: 0.09	Morality: constructivism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	43	86
No	167	644

n: 940

p: 0.0055

r: 0.09	Quantum mechanics: epistemic
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	11	42
No	57	390

n: 500

p: 0.0469

r: 0.09	Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	19	34
No	160	410

n: 623

p: 0.0339

r: 0.08	Belief or credence: credence
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	28	43
No	210	425

n: 706

p: 0.0262

r: 0.08	Extended mind: yes
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	68	38
No	414	359

n: 879

p: 0.0136

r: 0.08	Ought implies can: yes
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	103	37
No	567	303

n: 1010

p: 0.009

r: -0.08	Values in science: can be either
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	29	93
No	263	524

n: 909

p: 0.0233

r: 0.07	Aim of philosophy: wisdom
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	90	113
No	441	870

n: 1514

p: 0.0035

r: 0.07	Knowledge: empiricism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	118	60
No	621	489

n: 1288

p: 0.0081

r: 0.07	Laws of nature: Humean
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	70	107
No	403	849

n: 1429

p: 0.0053

r: 0.07	Justification: coherentism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	35	66
No	188	536

n: 825

p: 0.0345

r: 0.07	Human genetic engineering: permissible
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	101	24
No	570	261

n: 956

p: 0.0274

r: 0.07	Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	168	36
No	1035	360

n: 1599

p: 0.0049

r: 0.07	Hard problem of consciousness: yes
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	89	29
No	522	301

n: 941

p: 0.0311

r: 0.07	Normative ethics: deontology
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	95	102
No	447	828

n: 1472

p: 0.0073

r: 0.07	Gender categories: eliminate
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	29	92
No	130	640

n: 891

p: 0.0375

r: 0.07	Moral motivation: internalism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	104	94
No	464	587

n: 1249

p: 0.0142

r: 0.07	Knowledge claims: contextualism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	109	53
No	677	496

n: 1335

p: 0.0141

r: -0.07	Political philosophy: communitarianism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	54	141
No	354	748

n: 1297

p: 0.0161

r: -0.06	Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	99	105
No	841	554

n: 1599

p: 0.0114

r: 0.06	Aim of philosophy: happiness
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	36	159
No	178	1105

n: 1478

p: 0.0171

r: -0.06	Abstract objects: Platonism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	56	114
No	555	688

n: 1413

p: 0.0202

r: 0.06	Race: social
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	148	48
No	875	381

n: 1452

p: 0.0212

r: 0.06	Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	84	120
No	469	926

n: 1599

p: 0.0157

r: 0.06	Meta-ethics: moral realism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	155	55
No	881	456

n: 1547

p: 0.0196

r: -0.06	Aim of philosophy: understanding
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	115	92
No	850	496

n: 1553

p: 0.0232

r: 0.06	Zombies: metaphysically possible
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	55	127
No	330	869

n: 1381

p: 0.0327

r: 0.06	Meaning of life: subjective
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	88	97
No	470	697

n: 1352

p: 0.0364

r: 0.05	Moral judgment: cognitivism
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	173	46
No	925	356

n: 1500

p: 0.034

r: -0.05	Race: unreal
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	25	168
No	218	1011

n: 1422

p: 0.0393

r: 0.05	Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
AOS: Applied Ethics	Accept	Reject
Yes	121	83
No	719	676

n: 1599

p: 0.0448

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.19	Philosopher: Parfit
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	21	143
No	25	1068

n: 1257

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Philosopher: Rawls
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	26	138
No	45	1048

n: 1257

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Philosopher: Wollstonecraft
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	6	158
No	3	1090

n: 1257

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Dewey
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	14	150
No	30	1063

n: 1257

p: 0.0002

r: 0.1	Philosopher: James
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	14	150
No	33	1060

n: 1257

p: 0.0005

r: 0.09	Philosopher: Kant
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	38	126
No	147	946

n: 1257

p: 0.001

r: 0.09	Philosopher: Mill
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	17	147
No	50	1043

n: 1257

p: 0.0021

r: 0.08	Gender: female
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	64	157
No	279	1184

n: 1684

p: 0.0007

r: -0.08	Region of nationality: Europe
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	25	184
No	298	1092

n: 1599

p: 0.0015

r: -0.08	Gender: male
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	157	64
No	1175	288

n: 1684

p: 0.0016

r: 0.08	Region of nationality: Oceania
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	20	189
No	63	1327

n: 1599

p: 0.0022

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Aristotle
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	41	123
No	189	904

n: 1257

p: 0.0173

r: 0.06	Region of PhD: Oceania
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	13	152
No	42	985

n: 1192

p: 0.0313

r: 0.06	Region of affiliation: Oceania
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	19	207
No	68	1422

n: 1716

p: 0.0141

r: -0.06	Philosopher: Quine
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	7	157
No	100	993

n: 1257

p: 0.0368

r: 0.05	Region of nationality: United States
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	124	85
No	713	677

n: 1599

p: 0.0301

r: -0.05	Tradition: Continental
AOS: Applied Ethics	Yes	No
Yes	7	211
No	105	1358

n: 1681

p: 0.0285