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: 0.55	Practical reason: Kantian
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	78	27
No	58	476

n: 639

p < 0.0001

r: 0.31	Normative ethics: deontology
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	121	47
No	285	642

n: 1095

p < 0.0001

r: -0.25	Practical reason: Humean
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	10	94
No	196	341

n: 641

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Practical reason: Aristotelian
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	25	79
No	263	274

n: 641

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Morality: constructivism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	45	56
No	131	491

n: 723

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Moral principles: moral generalism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	83	22
No	316	273

n: 694

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Knowledge: empiricism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	47	83
No	508	319

n: 957

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Method in political philosophy: ideal theory
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	45	40
No	145	315

n: 545

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Justification: coherentism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	46	43
No	134	406

n: 629

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Footbridge: push
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	16	142
No	242	661

n: 1061

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Normative concepts: value
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	26	62
No	220	266

n: 574

p: 0.0002

r: 0.16	Kant: one world
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	69	32
No	194	225

n: 520

p: 0.0004

r: -0.14	Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	82	93
No	663	354

n: 1192

p < 0.0001

r: -0.13	Normative ethics: consequentialism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	34	132
No	339	591

n: 1096

p < 0.0001

r: -0.13	Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	59	109
No	436	498

n: 1102

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	95	54
No	391	445

n: 985

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	A priori knowledge: yes
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	153	19
No	752	260

n: 1184

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Normative concepts: reasons
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	37	51
No	126	361

n: 575

p: 0.0059

r: -0.11	Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	12	54
No	132	284

n: 482

p: 0.0157

r: -0.11	Belief or credence: credence
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	15	59
No	171	306

n: 551

p: 0.0105

r: -0.11	Laws of nature: Humean
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	33	119
No	337	581

n: 1070

p: 0.0004

r: -0.11	Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	61	79
No	495	341

n: 976

p: 0.0008

r: 0.11	Foundations of mathematics: constructivism/intuitionism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	16	35
No	60	308

n: 419

p: 0.0289

r: 0.11	Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	129	37
No	625	360

n: 1151

p: 0.0003

r: 0.1	Material composition: restrictivism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	25	20
No	120	197

n: 362

p: 0.0465

r: -0.1	Capital punishment: permissible
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	15	103
No	138	554

n: 810

p: 0.0035

r: -0.1	Trolley problem: switch
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	97	50
No	661	216

n: 1024

p: 0.0011

r: 0.1	Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	33	43
No	166	333

n: 575

p: 0.0148

r: -0.1	Aesthetic experience: pleasure
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	10	69
No	64	335

n: 478

p: 0.0265

r: 0.1	Aim of philosophy: understanding
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	123	48
No	588	396

n: 1155

p: 0.0009

r: 0.1	External world: idealism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	31	139
No	63	924

n: 1157

p: 0.0009

r: 0.1	Properties: immanent universals
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	23	42
No	109	364

n: 538

p: 0.0249

r: -0.1	Political philosophy: communitarianism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	41	108
No	293	541

n: 983

p: 0.0025

r: 0.09	Gender categories: revise
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	59	30
No	317	281

n: 687

p: 0.0145

r: -0.09	Experience machine: yes
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	15	151
No	147	783

n: 1096

p: 0.0023

r: 0.09	Extended mind: yes
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	59	29
No	328	254

n: 670

p: 0.0186

r: -0.09	Gender categories: preserve
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	14	75
No	142	452

n: 683

p: 0.0184

r: -0.09	Justification: reliabilism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	27	62
No	217	324

n: 630

p: 0.0246

r: -0.09	Normative concepts: fit
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	7	80
No	41	443

n: 571

p: 0.0336

r: 0.09	Arguments for theism: moral
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	16	77
No	62	493

n: 648

p: 0.0239

r: -0.09	Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	18	70
No	153	387

n: 628

p: 0.0302

r: 0.09	Ought implies can: yes
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	83	26
No	436	238

n: 783

p: 0.0162

r: 0.09	Moral judgment: cognitivism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	139	31
No	654	278

n: 1102

p: 0.0043

r: -0.08	Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	6	71
No	105	393

n: 575

p: 0.0432

r: -0.08	Time travel: metaphysically possible
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	36	59
No	266	321

n: 682

p: 0.0304

r: 0.08	Epistemic justification: internalism
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	73	76
No	349	544

n: 1042

p: 0.008

r: 0.08	Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	145	30
No	762	255

n: 1192

p: 0.005

r: -0.08	Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	42	133
No	362	655

n: 1192

p: 0.0055

r: 0.08	Meaning of life: objective
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	78	68
No	331	512

n: 989

p: 0.0118

r: -0.08	Immortality: yes
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	40	64
No	330	346

n: 780

p: 0.0305

r: 0.08	Race categories: revise
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	38	53
No	189	364

n: 644

p: 0.0499

r: -0.07	Meaning of life: nonexistent
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	19	123
No	186	653

n: 981

p: 0.021

r: 0.07	Eating animals and animal products: vegetarianism (no and yes)
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	65	107
No	267	744

n: 1183

p: 0.0149

r: -0.07	Personal identity: biological view
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	22	116
No	203	601

n: 942

p: 0.0369

r: -0.06	Free will: no free will
Philosopher: Kant	Accept	Reject
Yes	11	162
No	133	865

n: 1171

p: 0.0492

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.18	AOS: 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	46	139
No	96	976

n: 1257

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	AOS: Normative Ethics
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	65	120
No	191	881

n: 1257

p < 0.0001

r: 0.09	AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	49	136
No	175	897

n: 1257

p: 0.0008

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

n: 1257

p: 0.001

r: 0.09	AOS: Meta-Ethics
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	36	149
No	120	952

n: 1257

p: 0.0016

r: 0.08	AOS: Philosophy of Law
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	11	174
No	24	1048

n: 1257

p: 0.0046

r: 0.08	Region of affiliation: Europe
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	44	143
No	164	914

n: 1265

p: 0.0046

r: -0.08	AOS: Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	7	178
No	110	962

n: 1257

p: 0.0051

r: -0.08	AOS: Metaphysics
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	26	159
No	248	824

n: 1257

p: 0.0057

r: -0.08	AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	6	179
No	98	974

n: 1257

p: 0.0071

r: -0.07	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	7	178
No	103	969

n: 1257

p: 0.0096

r: 0.07	AOS: 19th Century Philosophy
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	19	166
No	58	1014

n: 1257

p: 0.0109

r: -0.07	AOS: Philosophy of Language
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	20	165
No	194	878

n: 1257

p: 0.0149

r: 0.06	Tradition: Other tradition
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	30	154
No	113	948

n: 1245

p: 0.0264

r: 0.06	Region of nationality: Asia
Philosopher: Kant	Yes	No
Yes	8	168
No	20	1002

n: 1198

p: 0.0358