Survey Results

Correlations

Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief

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: -0.19
Foundations of mathematics: structuralism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 16 100
Reject 85 234
n: 435
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 93 87
Reject 165 369
n: 714
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Mental content: internalism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 71 115
Reject 166 431
n: 783
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Units of selection: genes
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 54 84
Reject 179 143
n: 460
p: 0.0018
r: 0.14
Properties: classes
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 23 118
Reject 43 381
n: 565
p: 0.0011
r: 0.13
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 190 39
Reject 490 187
n: 906
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 130 66
Reject 402 139
n: 737
p: 0.0008
r: -0.12
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 18 93
Reject 82 228
n: 421
p: 0.0113
r: -0.12
Possible worlds: abstract
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 99 93
Reject 346 231
n: 769
p: 0.0006
r: -0.12
Other minds: cats
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 179 17
Reject 566 37
n: 799
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 91 86
Reject 194 270
n: 641
p: 0.0025
r: -0.12
Concepts: nativism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 47 115
Reject 157 264
n: 583
p: 0.0041
r: -0.11
Belief or credence: neither
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 15 118
Reject 110 343
n: 586
p: 0.0053
r: 0.11
Quantum mechanics: epistemic
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 22 89
Reject 35 274
n: 420
p: 0.0188
r: 0.11
Spacetime: relationism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 76 50
Reject 152 199
n: 477
p: 0.0142
r: 0.11
Belief or credence: belief
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 58 75
Reject 133 321
n: 587
p: 0.0066
r: -0.11
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 45 78
Reject 189 205
n: 517
p: 0.0111
r: 0.11
Truth: epistemic
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 29 187
Reject 43 580
n: 839
p: 0.0012
r: 0.11
Theory of reference: descriptive
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 44 112
Reject 109 364
n: 629
p: 0.0059
r: -0.11
Law: legal positivism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 44 85
Reject 153 180
n: 462
p: 0.0188
r: -0.11
Morality: non-naturalism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 39 144
Reject 182 389
n: 754
p: 0.0028
r: -0.11
Normative concepts: ought
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 20 148
Reject 73 362
n: 603
p: 0.0087
r: -0.11
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 25 89
Reject 163 247
n: 524
p: 0.0148
r: 0.11
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 90 98
Reject 210 317
n: 715
p: 0.0045
r: 0.11
Knowledge: empiricism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 123 73
Reject 290 249
n: 735
p: 0.004
r: -0.1
Truth: deflationary
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 52 165
Reject 193 432
n: 842
p: 0.0023
r: -0.1
Other minds: fish
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 120 76
Reject 424 179
n: 799
p: 0.003
r: -0.1
Properties: transcendent universals
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 21 120
Reject 110 316
n: 567
p: 0.0133
r: 0.1
Proper names: Fregean
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 69 84
Reject 196 320
n: 669
p: 0.008
r: 0.1
Propositions: sets
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 18 121
Reject 41 414
n: 594
p: 0.0127
r: 0.1
Justification: coherentism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 48 121
Reject 122 372
n: 663
p: 0.0088
r: -0.1
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 15 145
Reject 97 433
n: 690
p: 0.0076
r: -0.1
Other minds: future AI systems
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 69 127
Reject 263 340
n: 799
p: 0.0041
r: 0.1
External world: idealism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 17 210
Reject 36 650
n: 913
p: 0.0025
r: 0.1
Aesthetic experience: pleasure
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 27 117
Reject 47 280
n: 471
p: 0.0324
r: 0.1
Gender: biological
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 93 110
Reject 184 411
n: 798
p: 0.0055
r: -0.09
Abstract objects: Platonism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 83 117
Reject 305 315
n: 820
p: 0.0065
r: -0.09
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 77 105
Reject 263 261
n: 706
p: 0.012
r: 0.09
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 36 120
Reject 82 432
n: 670
p: 0.0155
r: 0.09
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 49 74
Reject 114 278
n: 515
p: 0.0346
r: 0.09
Newcomb's problem: one box
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 49 70
Reject 170 313
n: 602
p: 0.0272
r: -0.09
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 40 128
Reject 167 328
n: 663
p: 0.0209
r: -0.09
Values in science: can be either
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 56 132
Reject 192 335
n: 715
p: 0.0172
r: 0.09
Arguments for theism: moral
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 28 140
Reject 43 442
n: 653
p: 0.028
r: 0.08
Vagueness: epistemic
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 60 135
Reject 145 445
n: 785
p: 0.0176
r: 0.08
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 14 140
Reject 26 488
n: 668
p: 0.0302
r: -0.08
Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 22 132
Reject 105 413
n: 672
p: 0.0314
r: 0.08
Morality: naturalist realism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 75 110
Reject 187 387
n: 759
p: 0.0248
r: 0.08
Aim of philosophy: happiness
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 44 172
Reject 79 528
n: 823
p: 0.0199
r: -0.08
Other minds: flies
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 56 140
Reject 234 369
n: 799
p: 0.0232
r: 0.08
Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 74 144
Reject 147 475
n: 840
p: 0.0208
r: -0.08
Immortality: yes
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 86 115
Reject 311 273
n: 785
p: 0.0297
r: -0.08
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 118 111
Reject 381 296
n: 906
p: 0.0196
r: 0.07
Experience machine: yes
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 36 175
Reject 77 562
n: 850
p: 0.0334
r: 0.07
Possible worlds: nonexistent
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 74 118
Reject 179 399
n: 770
p: 0.0436
r: -0.07
External world: non-skeptical realism
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 192 34
Reject 612 73
n: 911
p: 0.0295
r: -0.07
Other minds: newborn babies
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 166 30
Reject 533 70
n: 799
p: 0.0473
r: -0.07
Abortion: permissible
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Accept Reject
Accept 154 42
Reject 514 98
n: 808
p: 0.0467

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.16
Region of PhD: Canada
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 15 137
Reject 12 542
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosopher: Aquinas
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 21 170
Reject 17 509
n: 717
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Region of PhD: United Kingdom
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 7 145
Reject 81 473
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
AOS: Epistemology
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 51 187
Reject 217 490
n: 945
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
AOS: Applied Ethics
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 41 197
Reject 77 630
n: 945
p: 0.0002
r: -0.12
Philosopher: Lewis
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 12 179
Reject 75 451
n: 717
p: 0.0017
r: 0.11
AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 15 223
Reject 13 694
n: 945
p: 0.0008
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Carnap
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 19 172
Reject 29 497
n: 717
p: 0.0054
r: -0.1
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 31 207
Reject 158 549
n: 945
p: 0.0019
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Rawls
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 14 177
Reject 16 510
n: 717
p: 0.0073
r: 0.1
Region of nationality: Canada
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 24 200
Reject 42 628
n: 894
p: 0.0029
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Aristotle
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 50 141
Reject 89 437
n: 717
p: 0.0091
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Popper
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 8 183
Reject 4 522
n: 717
p: 0.0124
r: 0.09
Region of affiliation: Canada
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 20 217
Reject 33 678
n: 948
p: 0.005
r: 0.09
Region of PhD: Europe
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 20 132
Reject 45 509
n: 706
p: 0.0177
r: 0.08
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 39 199
Reject 80 627
n: 945
p: 0.0104
r: -0.08
AOS: Metaphysics
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 48 190
Reject 204 503
n: 945
p: 0.0178
r: -0.07
Region of affiliation: United Kingdom
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 16 221
Reject 93 618
n: 948
p: 0.022
r: -0.07
AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 43 195
Reject 170 537
n: 945
p: 0.0238
r: -0.07
Tradition: Analytic
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 196 37
Reject 631 65
n: 929
p: 0.0314
r: 0.07
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 20 218
Reject 33 674
n: 945
p: 0.0364
r: -0.07
Region of affiliation: Asia
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 5 232
Reject 30 681
n: 948
p: 0.0361
r: 0.07
Tradition: Continental
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief Yes No
Accept 16 217
Reject 19 677
n: 929
p: 0.0409