Survey Results

Correlations

Philosophy of Mind

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: -0.21
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 12 274
No 51 772
n: 1109
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 14 173
No 40 475
n: 702
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Other minds: cats
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 215 7
No 734 75
n: 1031
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Properties: tropes
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 46 121
No 70 435
n: 672
p: 0.0004
r: -0.13
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 49 239
No 145 680
n: 1113
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Other minds: newborn babies
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 208 14
No 694 115
n: 1031
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 10 175
No 18 497
n: 700
p: 0.0006
r: 0.13
Other minds: fish
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 173 49
No 526 283
n: 1031
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Perceptual experience: representationalism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 173 119
No 343 485
n: 1120
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Science: scientific realism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 271 42
No 918 278
n: 1509
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 27 178
No 68 373
n: 646
p: 0.0036
r: -0.11
Grounds of intentionality: inferential
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 21 184
No 46 395
n: 646
p: 0.0036
r: 0.11
Other minds: future AI systems
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 114 108
No 310 499
n: 1031
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Well-being: desire satisfaction
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 49 120
No 127 551
n: 847
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
Propositional attitudes: representational
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 116 76
No 246 276
n: 714
p: 0.0041
r: -0.11
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 33 172
No 72 370
n: 647
p: 0.0073
r: -0.1
Consciousness: eliminativism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 8 199
No 38 643
n: 888
p: 0.0018
r: -0.1
Justification: coherentism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 39 151
No 184 451
n: 825
p: 0.0029
r: 0.1
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 240 89
No 779 491
n: 1599
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Causation: nonexistent
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 5 185
No 32 580
n: 802
p: 0.004
r: 0.1
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 188 96
No 572 459
n: 1315
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 59 229
No 138 688
n: 1114
p: 0.0009
r: 0.1
Other minds: flies
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 99 123
No 271 538
n: 1031
p: 0.002
r: 0.1
Propositions: structured entities
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 83 75
No 223 327
n: 708
p: 0.0114
r: 0.09
Law: legal positivism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 51 56
No 190 282
n: 579
p: 0.0243
r: -0.09
Theory of reference: deflationary
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 25 156
No 105 467
n: 753
p: 0.0106
r: -0.09
Zombies: metaphysically possible
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 73 239
No 312 757
n: 1381
p: 0.0007
r: 0.09
Justification: reliabilism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 93 99
No 221 413
n: 826
p: 0.0093
r: -0.09
Temporal ontology: presentism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 28 139
No 104 383
n: 654
p: 0.0214
r: 0.09
Concepts: nativism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 69 99
No 165 388
n: 721
p: 0.0178
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 81 131
No 229 502
n: 943
p: 0.0103
r: 0.08
Vagueness: semantic
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 185 113
No 541 468
n: 1307
p: 0.0026
r: -0.08
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 47 111
No 168 300
n: 626
p: 0.04
r: 0.08
Morality: naturalist realism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 79 111
No 240 512
n: 942
p: 0.0124
r: -0.08
God: theism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 48 281
No 277 998
n: 1604
p: 0.0011
r: 0.08
Theory of reference: causal
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 107 78
No 290 289
n: 764
p: 0.0277
r: -0.08
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 71 108
No 347 381
n: 907
p: 0.0194
r: 0.08
Rational disagreement: non-permissivism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 49 141
No 140 599
n: 929
p: 0.0213
r: 0.07
Abortion: permissible
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 203 29
No 702 140
n: 1074
p: 0.0143
r: -0.07
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 43 170
No 195 537
n: 945
p: 0.0238
r: 0.07
Truth: correspondence
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 194 107
No 633 499
n: 1433
p: 0.0064
r: 0.07
Aim of philosophy: understanding
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 218 106
No 747 482
n: 1553
p: 0.0052
r: 0.07
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 148 104
No 513 535
n: 1300
p: 0.0108
r: 0.07
Human genetic engineering: permissible
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 156 47
No 515 238
n: 956
p: 0.0326
r: 0.07
True contradictions: impossible
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 141 34
No 507 178
n: 860
p: 0.0433
r: 0.07
Other minds: worms
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 66 156
No 193 616
n: 1031
p: 0.0275
r: -0.06
Philosophical progress: none
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 6 322
No 61 1211
n: 1600
p: 0.0094
r: -0.06
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 231 98
No 972 298
n: 1599
p: 0.0135
r: 0.06
Mind: physicalism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 197 112
No 681 534
n: 1524
p: 0.018
r: -0.06
Free will: libertarianism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 55 277
No 263 997
n: 1592
p: 0.0271
r: 0.05
Normative ethics: consequentialism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 116 185
No 405 766
n: 1472
p: 0.038
r: -0.05
External world: idealism
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Accept Reject
Yes 19 308
No 95 1173
n: 1595
p: 0.0381

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.12
Philosopher: Descartes
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 21 228
No 27 981
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Davidson
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 19 230
No 23 985
n: 1257
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Tradition: Analytic
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 315 31
No 1090 245
n: 1681
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Tradition: Continental
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 6 340
No 106 1229
n: 1681
p < 0.0001
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Russell
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 26 223
No 53 955
n: 1257
p: 0.0025
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Putnam
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 15 234
No 27 981
n: 1257
p: 0.0085
r: 0.07
Region of affiliation: Asia
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 19 333
No 34 1330
n: 1716
p: 0.005
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Frege
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 27 222
No 66 942
n: 1257
p: 0.0204
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Anscombe
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 13 236
No 25 983
n: 1257
p: 0.0237
r: 0.06
Region of nationality: Asia
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 15 311
No 27 1246
n: 1599
p: 0.0125
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Hume
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 55 194
No 163 845
n: 1257
p: 0.0272
r: -0.06
Region of nationality: United States
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 151 175
No 686 587
n: 1599
p: 0.0146
r: 0.06
Region of nationality: Latin America
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 10 316
No 16 1257
n: 1599
p: 0.0211
r: -0.06
Philosopher: Aquinas
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 5 244
No 50 958
n: 1257
p: 0.0414
r: -0.06
Philosopher: Plato
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 8 241
No 66 942
n: 1257
p: 0.0453
r: -0.06
Region of affiliation: United States
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 179 173
No 788 576
n: 1716
p: 0.0196
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Quine
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 29 220
No 78 930
n: 1257
p: 0.0479
r: 0.05
Region of nationality: United Kingdom
AOS: Philosophy of Mind Yes No
Yes 43 283
No 116 1157
n: 1599
p: 0.0281