Survey Results

Correlations

Philosophy of Language

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: 0.23
Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 199 66
No 584 750
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Material composition: universalism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 55 57
No 102 265
n: 479
p: 0.0002
r: -0.16
Principle of sufficient reason: true
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 28 116
No 296 432
n: 872
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Possible worlds: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 33 147
No 281 519
n: 980
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Response to external-world skepticism: contextualist
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 41 128
No 58 597
n: 824
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Foundations of mathematics: constructivism/intuitionism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 13 121
No 79 304
n: 517
p: 0.0007
r: 0.15
Possible worlds: abstract
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 131 49
No 443 357
n: 980
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Propositional attitudes: representational
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 104 63
No 258 289
n: 714
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 197 68
No 743 591
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Abstract objects: Platonism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 142 98
No 469 704
n: 1413
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 83 104
No 227 529
n: 943
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 40 113
No 65 429
n: 647
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Propositions: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 23 155
No 100 428
n: 706
p: 0.0005
r: -0.13
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 53 109
No 365 380
n: 907
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Morality: expressivism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 30 141
No 78 690
n: 939
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Mental content: internalism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 54 187
No 334 751
n: 1326
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Material composition: restrictivism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 34 78
No 165 202
n: 479
p: 0.0093
r: -0.11
Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 9 155
No 45 493
n: 702
p: 0.0027
r: 0.11
Justification: reliabilism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 72 77
No 242 435
n: 826
p: 0.0011
r: 0.11
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 27 142
No 51 605
n: 825
p: 0.0025
r: -0.1
Proper names: Fregean
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 85 144
No 362 508
n: 1099
p: 0.0005
r: -0.1
Statue and lump: one thing
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 44 110
No 235 373
n: 762
p: 0.0044
r: 0.1
Vagueness: semantic
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 178 86
No 548 495
n: 1307
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 31 158
No 207 549
n: 945
p: 0.0019
r: -0.1
Truth: epistemic
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 10 223
No 151 1045
n: 1429
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Vagueness: epistemic
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 50 212
No 290 749
n: 1301
p: 0.0004
r: 0.1
Values in science: can be either
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 65 97
No 227 520
n: 909
p: 0.0032
r: -0.1
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 62 183
No 469 800
n: 1514
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 35 85
No 138 480
n: 738
p: 0.009
r: -0.1
Arguments for theism: cosmological
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 26 120
No 184 505
n: 835
p: 0.0056
r: 0.1
Aesthetic experience: sui generis
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 53 49
No 198 285
n: 585
p: 0.021
r: 0.09
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 18 115
No 101 610
n: 844
p: 0.0059
r: 0.09
Morality: error theory
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 15 156
No 37 728
n: 936
p: 0.006
r: -0.09
Aesthetic experience: perception
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 23 79
No 165 321
n: 588
p: 0.0311
r: 0.09
A priori knowledge: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 225 43
No 1018 322
n: 1608
p: 0.0004
r: -0.09
Justification: coherentism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 28 120
No 195 482
n: 825
p: 0.0144
r: -0.08
Propositional attitudes: dispositional
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 50 117
No 194 352
n: 713
p: 0.0267
r: -0.08
Arguments for theism: pragmatic
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 15 130
No 128 551
n: 824
p: 0.0176
r: -0.08
Propositions: acts
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 16 162
No 49 480
n: 707
p: 0.0334
r: 0.08
Abortion: permissible
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 171 20
No 734 149
n: 1074
p: 0.0097
r: -0.08
God: theism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 31 231
No 294 1048
n: 1604
p: 0.0018
r: 0.07
Meaning of life: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 51 147
No 219 917
n: 1334
p: 0.0065
r: 0.07
Causation: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 7 156
No 30 609
n: 802
p: 0.0359
r: -0.07
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 33 137
No 177 489
n: 836
p: 0.0337
r: -0.07
Logic: classical
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 125 89
No 612 339
n: 1165
p: 0.0148
r: -0.07
External world: idealism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 11 253
No 103 1228
n: 1595
p: 0.0045
r: -0.07
Epistemic justification: internalism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 83 163
No 477 691
n: 1414
p: 0.0086
r: 0.07
Truth: deflationary
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 82 154
No 307 887
n: 1430
p: 0.0098
r: -0.07
Ought implies can: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 114 71
No 556 269
n: 1010
p: 0.0302
r: -0.07
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 186 79
No 1017 317
n: 1599
p: 0.0072
r: 0.07
Gender categories: eliminate
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 34 119
No 125 613
n: 891
p: 0.0472
r: 0.07
External world: non-skeptical realism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 235 29
No 1131 197
n: 1592
p: 0.008
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 69 178
No 302 917
n: 1466
p: 0.0115
r: -0.06
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 95 74
No 516 256
n: 941
p: 0.0466
r: 0.06
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 199 71
No 839 458
n: 1567
p: 0.015
r: -0.06
Meaning of life: objective
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 61 140
No 479 670
n: 1350
p: 0.0291
r: -0.06
External world: skepticism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 10 254
No 85 1244
n: 1593
p: 0.0207
r: -0.06
Free will: libertarianism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 36 226
No 282 1048
n: 1592
p: 0.0265
r: -0.05
Moral judgment: cognitivism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 168 77
No 930 325
n: 1500
p: 0.0399
r: 0.05
Mind: physicalism
AOS: Philosophy of Language Accept Reject
Yes 159 85
No 719 561
n: 1524
p: 0.0441

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.33
Philosopher: Frege
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 57 157
No 36 1007
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Philosopher: Russell
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 36 178
No 43 1000
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Philosopher: Lewis
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 46 168
No 70 973
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 45 169
No 69 974
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Philosopher: Grice
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 7 207
No 0 1043
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosopher: Davidson
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 20 194
No 22 1021
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Region of nationality: Europe
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 84 182
No 239 1094
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Tradition: Analytic
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 256 18
No 1149 258
n: 1681
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Philosopher: Aristotle
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 20 194
No 210 833
n: 1257
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Philosopher: Hume
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 20 194
No 198 845
n: 1257
p: 0.0007
r: -0.09
Region of nationality: United States
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 112 154
No 725 608
n: 1599
p: 0.0002
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Carnap
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 22 192
No 54 989
n: 1257
p: 0.0043
r: -0.08
Region of affiliation: United States
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 130 144
No 837 605
n: 1716
p: 0.0012
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Quine
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 28 186
No 79 964
n: 1257
p: 0.0085
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Putnam
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 13 201
No 29 1014
n: 1257
p: 0.0146
r: -0.07
Philosopher: Kant
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 20 194
No 165 878
n: 1257
p: 0.0149
r: 0.06
Region of PhD: United Kingdom
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 35 162
No 120 875
n: 1192
p: 0.0296
r: -0.06
Philosopher: Plato
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 6 208
No 68 975
n: 1257
p: 0.0354
r: -0.06
Region of nationality: Oceania
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 6 260
No 77 1256
n: 1599
p: 0.0181
r: 0.06
Region of affiliation: Europe
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 57 217
No 216 1226
n: 1716
p: 0.0157
r: -0.06
Tradition: Other tradition
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 16 258
No 148 1259
n: 1681
p: 0.0169
r: -0.05
Gender: female
AOS: Philosophy of Language Yes No
Yes 43 227
No 300 1114
n: 1684
p: 0.048