Survey Results

Correlations

General Philosophy of Science

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: -0.17
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 60 129
No 780 630
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Principle of sufficient reason: true
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 29 81
No 295 467
n: 872
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Knowledge: empiricism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 119 37
No 620 512
n: 1288
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Causation: primitive
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 13 92
No 168 529
n: 802
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 17 62
No 198 349
n: 626
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Normative ethics: consequentialism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 92 75
No 429 876
n: 1472
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 125 40
No 635 515
n: 1315
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Propositions: nonexistent
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 29 58
No 94 525
n: 706
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 66 123
No 717 693
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 49 50
No 511 245
n: 855
p: 0.0002
r: -0.12
Meta-ethics: moral realism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 88 83
No 948 428
n: 1547
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Time travel: metaphysically possible
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 63 41
No 328 439
n: 871
p: 0.0006
r: -0.12
Moral judgment: cognitivism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 97 65
No 1001 337
n: 1500
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 11 91
No 125 515
n: 742
p: 0.0018
r: 0.11
Chinese room: understands
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 30 73
No 149 671
n: 923
p: 0.0006
r: -0.11
Meaning of life: objective
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 40 119
No 500 691
n: 1350
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Metaontology: anti-realism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 20 55
No 64 476
n: 615
p: 0.0061
r: -0.11
Abstract objects: Platonism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 50 118
No 561 684
n: 1413
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 148 41
No 871 539
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 34 127
No 183 1155
n: 1499
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Practical reason: Humean
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 36 44
No 230 487
n: 797
p: 0.0032
r: 0.1
Mind: physicalism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 121 53
No 757 593
n: 1524
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Foundations of mathematics: formalism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 10 69
No 25 411
n: 515
p: 0.0205
r: -0.1
Well-being: objective list
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 40 51
No 468 287
n: 846
p: 0.003
r: 0.1
Well-being: desire satisfaction
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 28 64
No 148 607
n: 847
p: 0.003
r: -0.1
A priori knowledge: yes
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 117 61
No 1126 304
n: 1608
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 25 51
No 241 301
n: 618
p: 0.0143
r: -0.1
Propositions: structured entities
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 28 59
No 278 343
n: 708
p: 0.009
r: -0.1
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 60 54
No 551 276
n: 941
p: 0.0032
r: 0.09
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 55 50
No 274 432
n: 811
p: 0.0084
r: -0.09
Aesthetic value: objective
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 65 105
No 653 630
n: 1453
p: 0.0005
r: 0.09
Statue and lump: one thing
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 40 42
No 239 441
n: 762
p: 0.0125
r: -0.09
Consciousness: dualism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 17 96
No 203 572
n: 888
p: 0.0072
r: -0.09
Gender categories: revise
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 43 55
No 447 345
n: 890
p: 0.0074
r: 0.09
Morality: naturalist realism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 42 58
No 277 565
n: 942
p: 0.0082
r: 0.09
Units of selection: genes
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 51 38
No 236 254
n: 579
p: 0.0393
r: 0.09
Properties: nonexistent
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 11 66
No 51 540
n: 668
p: 0.0273
r: -0.08
Values in science: can be either
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 34 94
No 258 523
n: 909
p: 0.0105
r: 0.08
Arguments for theism: pragmatic
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 22 67
No 121 614
n: 824
p: 0.0174
r: -0.08
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 123 66
No 1080 330
n: 1599
p: 0.0009
r: 0.08
Normative concepts: fit
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 7 59
No 56 604
n: 726
p: 0.0266
r: 0.08
Human genetic engineering: permissible
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 96 24
No 575 261
n: 956
p: 0.0113
r: -0.08
Practical reason: Aristotelian
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 24 56
No 314 404
n: 798
p: 0.0242
r: 0.08
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 6 81
No 22 591
n: 700
p: 0.0353
r: -0.08
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 45 128
No 486 855
n: 1514
p: 0.0021
r: 0.08
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 36 68
No 174 558
n: 836
p: 0.0231
r: 0.07
Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 112 74
No 711 704
n: 1601
p: 0.0036
r: -0.07
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 8 93
No 113 613
n: 827
p: 0.04
r: 0.07
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 96 93
No 576 834
n: 1599
p: 0.0048
r: 0.07
Mind uploading: survival
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 45 62
No 231 559
n: 897
p: 0.0415
r: 0.07
Race: biological
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 44 115
No 257 1035
n: 1451
p: 0.0101
r: -0.07
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 54 113
No 571 737
n: 1475
p: 0.0099
r: -0.07
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 114 73
No 924 456
n: 1567
p: 0.01
r: 0.06
Teletransporter: survival
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 71 72
No 474 692
n: 1309
p: 0.019
r: -0.06
God: theism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 25 158
No 300 1121
n: 1604
p: 0.01
r: -0.06
Other minds: worms
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 25 97
No 234 675
n: 1031
p: 0.0409
r: 0.06
Footbridge: push
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 47 114
No 324 981
n: 1466
p: 0.0155
r: 0.05
Political philosophy: libertarianism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 29 111
No 173 983
n: 1296
p: 0.048
r: 0.05
Meaning of life: nonexistent
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 42 116
No 228 948
n: 1334
p: 0.0449
r: -0.05
Personal identity: further-fact view
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 18 120
No 215 945
n: 1298
p: 0.0498
r: -0.05
Free will: libertarianism
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Accept Reject
Yes 26 154
No 292 1120
n: 1592
p: 0.0393

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.13
Philosopher: Quine
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 26 112
No 81 1038
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Carnap
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 20 118
No 56 1063
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Hume
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 40 98
No 178 941
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Popper
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 7 131
No 11 1108
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Peirce
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 7 131
No 19 1100
n: 1257
p: 0.0086
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Dewey
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 10 128
No 34 1085
n: 1257
p: 0.0111
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Russell
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 15 123
No 64 1055
n: 1257
p: 0.0187
r: 0.06
Philosopher: James
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 10 128
No 37 1082
n: 1257
p: 0.0213
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Putnam
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 9 129
No 33 1086
n: 1257
p: 0.0276
r: -0.05
Region of affiliation: United Kingdom
AOS: General Philosophy of Science Yes No
Yes 13 186
No 181 1336
n: 1716
p: 0.0237