Survey Results

Correlations

Aim of philosophy: happiness

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.21
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 130 61
Reject 445 684
n: 1320
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Gender: psychological
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 71 114
Reject 235 855
n: 1275
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 31 79
Reject 77 547
n: 734
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 8 81
Reject 10 522
n: 621
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 74 41
Reject 237 354
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Law: legal positivism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 22 57
Reject 168 255
n: 502
p: 0.0007
r: 0.14
Truth: epistemic
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 30 143
Reject 127 980
n: 1280
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
God: theism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 64 133
Reject 226 1000
n: 1423
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Response to external-world skepticism: contextualist
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 20 82
Reject 63 564
n: 729
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 44 63
Reject 138 494
n: 739
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 24 56
Reject 133 343
n: 556
p: 0.0012
r: 0.13
External world: idealism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 27 169
Reject 76 1138
n: 1410
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Temporal ontology: eternalism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 27 61
Reject 222 259
n: 569
p: 0.0014
r: 0.13
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 62 62
Reject 242 403
n: 769
p: 0.0002
r: 0.13
Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 13 77
Reject 34 501
n: 625
p: 0.0009
r: 0.12
Interlevel metaphysics: realization
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 24 55
Reject 115 361
n: 555
p: 0.004
r: -0.12
Mind: physicalism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 83 105
Reject 696 464
n: 1348
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Normative concepts: value
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 53 43
Reject 232 318
n: 646
p: 0.0023
r: 0.12
Properties: immanent universals
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 28 59
Reject 118 395
n: 600
p: 0.0035
r: 0.12
Foundations of mathematics: structuralism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 16 44
Reject 90 311
n: 461
p: 0.0114
r: 0.12
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 31 99
Reject 146 711
n: 987
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 72 54
Reject 300 372
n: 798
p: 0.001
r: 0.12
Temporal ontology: presentism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 26 62
Reject 93 388
n: 569
p: 0.0057
r: 0.11
Normative concepts: reasons
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 33 63
Reject 159 391
n: 646
p: 0.0034
r: 0.11
Propositions: acts
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 13 78
Reject 47 474
n: 612
p: 0.0058
r: 0.11
Political philosophy: communitarianism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 83 88
Reject 301 693
n: 1165
p: 0.0002
r: -0.11
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 13 113
Reject 138 534
n: 798
p: 0.0018
r: 0.11
Meaning of life: objective
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 100 84
Reject 390 634
n: 1208
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 19 60
Reject 67 420
n: 566
p: 0.0092
r: 0.11
Causation: process/production
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 34 64
Reject 147 461
n: 706
p: 0.0042
r: 0.11
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 29 67
Reject 92 453
n: 641
p: 0.0072
r: 0.1
True contradictions: actual
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 22 90
Reject 78 555
n: 745
p: 0.0042
r: 0.1
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 13 116
Reject 40 814
n: 983
p: 0.0012
r: -0.1
Science: scientific realism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 133 58
Reject 927 222
n: 1340
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Gender: social
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 140 46
Reject 755 342
n: 1283
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Practical reason: Humean
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 29 87
Reject 205 386
n: 707
p: 0.0085
r: 0.09
Vagueness: epistemic
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 51 111
Reject 251 738
n: 1151
p: 0.0021
r: 0.09
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 55 123
Reject 286 782
n: 1246
p: 0.0016
r: 0.09
Gender categories: revise
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 69 49
Reject 361 308
n: 787
p: 0.0127
r: -0.09
Propositional attitudes: representational
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 36 55
Reject 286 256
n: 633
p: 0.0259
r: 0.09
Mental content: internalism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 64 98
Reject 284 732
n: 1178
p: 0.0024
r: 0.09
Gender: unreal
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 12 155
Reject 39 1001
n: 1207
p: 0.0023
r: 0.09
Time: A-theory
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 49 69
Reject 225 485
n: 828
p: 0.0117
r: 0.09
Other minds: worms
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 41 92
Reject 193 581
n: 907
p: 0.009
r: -0.09
External world: non-skeptical realism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 153 43
Reject 1050 162
n: 1408
p: 0.0013
r: 0.08
Causation: nonexistent
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 5 92
Reject 25 580
n: 702
p: 0.0244
r: -0.08
Abortion: permissible
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 113 37
Reject 667 114
n: 931
p: 0.0096
r: 0.08
Hume: skeptic
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 51 63
Reject 228 366
n: 708
p: 0.0259
r: -0.08
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 22 157
Reject 214 802
n: 1195
p: 0.0046
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 44 79
Reject 172 528
n: 823
p: 0.0199
r: 0.08
Consciousness: dualism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 36 67
Reject 164 508
n: 775
p: 0.024
r: 0.08
Knowledge: empiricism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 99 57
Reject 559 432
n: 1147
p: 0.0064
r: 0.08
Free will: libertarianism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 61 143
Reject 233 972
n: 1409
p: 0.0028
r: 0.08
Other minds: plants
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 16 117
Reject 48 726
n: 907
p: 0.0174
r: 0.08
Knowledge claims: relativism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 15 157
Reject 52 957
n: 1181
p: 0.0074
r: 0.08
Other minds: flies
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 57 76
Reject 275 499
n: 907
p: 0.0218
r: 0.08
Morality: naturalist realism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 47 74
Reject 231 471
n: 823
p: 0.0314
r: 0.07
Gender: biological
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 81 104
Reject 352 735
n: 1272
p: 0.0085
r: -0.07
Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 62 116
Reject 461 609
n: 1248
p: 0.0149
r: 0.07
Vagueness: metaphysical
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 43 114
Reject 216 774
n: 1147
p: 0.0229
r: 0.06
Personal identity: further-fact view
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 36 130
Reject 177 816
n: 1159
p: 0.0374
r: 0.06
Aesthetic value: objective
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 108 81
Reject 535 567
n: 1291
p: 0.0288
r: 0.06
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 113 59
Reject 588 423
n: 1183
p: 0.0478
r: 0.06
Philosophical progress: none
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 11 184
Reject 48 1177
n: 1420
p: 0.0318
r: 0.06
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 80 127
Reject 411 803
n: 1421
p: 0.0321
r: 0.06
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 85 122
Reject 489 725
n: 1421
p: 0.0324
r: 0.06
External world: skepticism
Aim of philosophy: happiness Accept Reject
Accept 18 178
Reject 70 1142
n: 1408
p: 0.0377

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.12
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 30 184
Reject 57 1207
n: 1478
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Aristotle
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 57 119
Reject 160 775
n: 1111
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Tradition: Analytic
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 151 59
Reject 1061 190
n: 1461
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 17 197
Reject 32 1232
n: 1478
p: 0.0002
r: -0.09
AOS: Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 10 204
Reject 121 1143
n: 1478
p: 0.0005
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Augustine
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 9 167
Reject 12 923
n: 1111
p: 0.0026
r: 0.09
Region of nationality: United States
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 120 80
Reject 600 602
n: 1402
p: 0.0012
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Socrates
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 14 162
Reject 32 903
n: 1111
p: 0.0069
r: 0.08
Tradition: Other tradition
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 36 174
Reject 109 1142
n: 1461
p: 0.0022
r: -0.08
Region of nationality: Europe
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 30 170
Reject 266 936
n: 1402
p: 0.0029
r: -0.07
Philosopher: Hume
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 19 157
Reject 173 762
n: 1111
p: 0.0154
r: -0.07
Philosopher: Lewis
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 5 171
Reject 96 839
n: 1111
p: 0.016
r: 0.07
AOS: Continental Philosophy
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 19 195
Reject 62 1202
n: 1478
p: 0.008
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Merleau-Ponty
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 9 167
Reject 19 916
n: 1111
p: 0.0217
r: 0.07
AOS: Normative Ethics
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 56 158
Reject 251 1013
n: 1478
p: 0.0109
r: 0.07
Other demographics: YOB
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 95 102
Reject 540 654
n: 1391
p: 0.0148
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Plato
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 17 159
Reject 53 882
n: 1111
p: 0.0298
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Spinoza
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 9 167
Reject 19 916
n: 1111
p: 0.0318
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Peirce
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 7 169
Reject 12 923
n: 1111
p: 0.0369
r: 0.06
AOS: Applied Ethics
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 36 178
Reject 159 1105
n: 1478
p: 0.0171
r: 0.05
AOS: Aesthetics
Aim of philosophy: happiness Yes No
Accept 19 195
Reject 63 1201
n: 1478
p: 0.037