Survey Results

Correlations

Philosophy of Social 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: 0.14
Practical reason: Humean
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 20 13
No 246 518
n: 797
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
A priori knowledge: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 30 25
No 1213 340
n: 1608
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 23
No 23 649
n: 700
p: 0.0029
r: 0.11
Mind uploading: survival
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 15 11
No 261 610
n: 897
p: 0.0007
r: -0.11
Practical reason: Aristotelian
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 8 25
No 330 435
n: 798
p: 0.0021
r: -0.11
Causation: process/production
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 32
No 194 578
n: 809
p: 0.0021
r: 0.1
Law: legal positivism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 19 8
No 222 330
n: 579
p: 0.0122
r: -0.1
Meta-ethics: moral realism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 23 28
No 1013 483
n: 1547
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Moral judgment: cognitivism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 27 25
No 1071 377
n: 1500
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Theory of reference: deflationary
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 11 19
No 119 604
n: 753
p: 0.0085
r: 0.09
Foundations of mathematics: formalism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 18
No 30 462
n: 515
p: 0.0325
r: -0.09
Abstract objects: Platonism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 10 40
No 601 762
n: 1413
p: 0.0004
r: 0.09
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 24 14
No 305 468
n: 811
p: 0.008
r: 0.09
Statue and lump: one thing
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 14 7
No 265 476
n: 762
p: 0.0103
r: 0.09
Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 26 16
No 342 451
n: 835
p: 0.0078
r: 0.09
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 14 17
No 180 514
n: 725
p: 0.0139
r: 0.09
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 40 13
No 720 542
n: 1315
p: 0.0009
r: 0.09
Consciousness: eliminativism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 29
No 41 813
n: 888
p: 0.0073
r: 0.09
Knowledge: empiricism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 39 9
No 700 540
n: 1288
p: 0.0014
r: 0.09
Foundations of mathematics: logicism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 7 15
No 61 431
n: 514
p: 0.0485
r: -0.09
Knowledge claims: invariantism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 7 40
No 360 925
n: 1332
p: 0.0017
r: -0.09
Causation: primitive
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 7 31
No 174 590
n: 802
p: 0.0158
r: -0.08
Aesthetic value: objective
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 16 32
No 702 703
n: 1453
p: 0.0013
r: 0.08
Possible worlds: concrete
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 34
No 43 899
n: 981
p: 0.0091
r: 0.08
Metaontology: deflationary realism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 11 11
No 182 412
n: 616
p: 0.0391
r: 0.08
Extended mind: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 27 10
No 455 387
n: 879
p: 0.0137
r: -0.08
Propositions: structured entities
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 6 19
No 300 383
n: 708
p: 0.0272
r: -0.08
Meaning of life: objective
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 13 36
No 527 774
n: 1350
p: 0.0028
r: -0.08
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 24
No 229 566
n: 824
p: 0.0202
r: -0.08
Propositional attitudes: representational
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 10 18
No 352 334
n: 714
p: 0.0314
r: 0.08
Propositions: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 10 15
No 113 568
n: 706
p: 0.035
r: 0.08
Normative ethics: consequentialism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 26 20
No 495 931
n: 1472
p: 0.0026
r: 0.08
Arguments for theism: pragmatic
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 10 27
No 133 654
n: 824
p: 0.0252
r: -0.08
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 20 36
No 820 723
n: 1599
p: 0.0023
r: -0.08
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate)
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 11 20
No 394 300
n: 725
p: 0.043
r: -0.07
Well-being: objective list
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 16 20
No 492 318
n: 846
p: 0.0303
r: 0.07
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 19 17
No 291 616
n: 943
p: 0.0264
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 8 28
No 316 592
n: 944
p: 0.0357
r: -0.07
Free will: libertarianism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 5 49
No 313 1225
n: 1592
p: 0.0067
r: 0.07
Footbridge: push
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 23 29
No 348 1066
n: 1466
p: 0.0098
r: 0.07
Knowledge claims: relativism
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 8 40
No 69 1216
n: 1333
p: 0.0148
r: 0.06
Race: unreal
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 15 32
No 228 1147
n: 1422
p: 0.0162
r: 0.06
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 30 26
No 523 1020
n: 1599
p: 0.0135
r: 0.06
Experience machine: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 13 35
No 204 1247
n: 1499
p: 0.0178
r: 0.06
Trolley problem: switch
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 44 6
No 1029 342
n: 1421
p: 0.0249
r: -0.06
Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 20 36
No 763 780
n: 1599
p: 0.0188
r: 0.06
Zombies: metaphysically possible
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 18 20
No 367 976
n: 1381
p: 0.0336
r: -0.05
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Accept Reject
Yes 30 22
No 1008 507
n: 1567
p: 0.0428

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.15
Philosopher: Popper
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Yes No
Yes 5 42
No 13 1197
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Dewey
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Yes No
Yes 6 41
No 38 1172
n: 1257
p: 0.0004
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Mill
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Yes No
Yes 7 40
No 60 1150
n: 1257
p: 0.0029
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Hume
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science Yes No
Yes 14 33
No 204 1006
n: 1257
p: 0.0216