Survey Results

Correlations

Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes

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: 0.5
A priori knowledge: yes
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 930 95
Reject 257 242
n: 1524
p < 0.0001
r: 0.28
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 443 163
Reject 141 148
n: 895
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 590 398
Reject 202 305
n: 1495
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 806 182
Reject 333 174
n: 1495
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 190 359
Reject 36 207
n: 792
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Knowledge: empiricism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 396 415
Reject 297 119
n: 1227
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 87 371
Reject 99 141
n: 698
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Consciousness: dualism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 180 395
Reject 36 230
n: 841
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
True contradictions: actual
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 49 519
Reject 54 200
n: 822
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
True contradictions: impossible
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 461 107
Reject 164 90
n: 822
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Propositions: nonexistent
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 54 410
Reject 61 168
n: 693
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 408 414
Reject 302 132
n: 1256
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Abstract objects: Platonism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 457 437
Reject 138 317
n: 1349
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Extended mind: yes
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 267 287
Reject 187 89
n: 830
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 165 251
Reject 47 144
n: 607
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Chinese room: understands
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 99 512
Reject 78 192
n: 881
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Morality: non-naturalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 212 389
Reject 50 237
n: 888
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 226 345
Reject 162 124
n: 857
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 706 277
Reject 280 199
n: 1462
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Truth: correspondence
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 584 350
Reject 210 235
n: 1379
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Politics: capitalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 224 349
Reject 79 205
n: 857
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 166 263
Reject 59 168
n: 656
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Philosophical knowledge: none
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 18 629
Reject 19 291
n: 957
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Laws of nature: Humean
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 262 656
Reject 187 269
n: 1374
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 116 423
Reject 78 182
n: 799
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Arguments for theism: design
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 139 414
Reject 37 211
n: 801
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Moral principles: moral generalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 382 218
Reject 124 140
n: 864
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Justification: coherentism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 125 423
Reject 88 158
n: 794
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate)
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 279 179
Reject 110 130
n: 698
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Mind: physicalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 510 456
Reject 306 167
n: 1439
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Properties: nonexistent
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 34 430
Reject 27 166
n: 657
p: 0.0002
r: -0.14
Material composition: nihilism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 23 309
Reject 18 112
n: 462
p: 0.0019
r: 0.14
Race: biological
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 218 671
Reject 71 399
n: 1359
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 279 570
Reject 78 345
n: 1272
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Properties: transcendent universals
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 123 341
Reject 29 166
n: 659
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 108 382
Reject 27 192
n: 709
p: 0.0002
r: -0.14
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 580 408
Reject 371 136
n: 1495
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Theory of reference: deflationary
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 65 417
Reject 58 191
n: 731
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Epistemic justification: internalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 395 504
Reject 142 313
n: 1354
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 728 227
Reject 307 152
n: 1414
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Meaning of life: objective
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 374 475
Reject 139 280
n: 1268
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 77 343
Reject 18 187
n: 625
p: 0.0008
r: -0.13
Consciousness: eliminativism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 20 555
Reject 23 243
n: 841
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Morality: constructivism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 110 493
Reject 79 209
n: 891
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 378 158
Reject 162 112
n: 810
p: 0.0002
r: 0.13
Arguments for theism: cosmological
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 160 393
Reject 41 207
n: 801
p: 0.0002
r: -0.13
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 69 471
Reject 48 209
n: 797
p: 0.0002
r: 0.13
Wittgenstein: early
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 175 378
Reject 53 221
n: 827
p: 0.0002
r: 0.13
Propositions: structured entities
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 227 238
Reject 80 150
n: 695
p: 0.0007
r: 0.13
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 197 214
Reject 68 127
n: 606
p: 0.0017
r: -0.13
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 182 434
Reject 112 174
n: 902
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Theory of reference: descriptive
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 141 350
Reject 46 205
n: 742
p: 0.0006
r: -0.12
Other minds: current AI systems
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 19 632
Reject 15 304
n: 970
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Gender categories: preserve
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 144 404
Reject 49 248
n: 845
p: 0.0003
r: 0.12
Free will: libertarianism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 242 766
Reject 66 421
n: 1495
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Other minds: future AI systems
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 249 402
Reject 151 168
n: 970
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Other minds: newborn babies
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 577 74
Reject 274 45
n: 970
p: 0.0002
r: -0.12
Truth: deflationary
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 231 701
Reject 142 302
n: 1376
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Possible worlds: abstract
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 396 240
Reject 165 149
n: 950
p: 0.0003
r: -0.12
Possible worlds: nonexistent
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 178 457
Reject 119 195
n: 949
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Values in science: can be either
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 209 363
Reject 72 215
n: 859
p: 0.0008
r: -0.11
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 9 448
Reject 16 210
n: 683
p: 0.0031
r: 0.11
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 93 437
Reject 24 237
n: 791
p: 0.0016
r: -0.11
Zombies: inconceivable
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 142 745
Reject 99 335
n: 1321
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 119 292
Reject 72 121
n: 604
p: 0.0066
r: -0.11
Consciousness: functionalism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 193 384
Reject 124 142
n: 843
p: 0.0015
r: -0.11
Mind uploading: survival
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 163 415
Reject 102 167
n: 847
p: 0.0016
r: -0.11
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 307 681
Reject 200 307
n: 1495
p < 0.0001
r: -0.1
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 56 365
Reject 41 164
n: 626
p: 0.0099
r: 0.1
Propositional attitudes: representational
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 257 211
Reject 101 129
n: 698
p: 0.0066
r: 0.1
Practical reason: Kantian
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 118 388
Reject 37 214
n: 757
p: 0.005
r: 0.1
Immortality: yes
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 334 321
Reject 134 169
n: 958
p: 0.0016
r: 0.1
Hume: skeptic
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 214 289
Reject 87 175
n: 765
p: 0.005
r: 0.1
Quantum mechanics: epistemic
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 52 284
Reject 14 136
n: 486
p: 0.0261
r: 0.1
Science: scientific realism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 782 183
Reject 352 117
n: 1434
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 116 455
Reject 43 243
n: 857
p: 0.0033
r: 0.1
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 268 619
Reject 101 332
n: 1320
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 110 823
Reject 91 377
n: 1401
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Concepts: nativism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 175 308
Reject 61 158
n: 702
p: 0.0088
r: 0.1
Normative ethics: deontology
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 379 557
Reject 136 310
n: 1382
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Spacetime: relationism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 175 208
Reject 96 74
n: 553
p: 0.0232
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 133 544
Reject 50 267
n: 994
p: 0.0027
r: 0.09
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few)
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 56 402
Reject 15 225
n: 698
p: 0.0122
r: -0.09
Abortion: permissible
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 555 121
Reject 294 40
n: 1010
p: 0.0028
r: -0.09
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 61 275
Reject 42 109
n: 487
p: 0.0386
r: -0.09
Truth: epistemic
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 95 836
Reject 63 380
n: 1374
p: 0.0005
r: 0.09
Philosophical knowledge: a lot
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 412 236
Reject 166 145
n: 959
p: 0.0042
r: 0.09
Aim of philosophy: truth/knowledge
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 481 476
Reject 198 291
n: 1446
p: 0.0005
r: 0.09
Logic: classical
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 512 248
Reject 204 159
n: 1123
p: 0.0022
r: -0.09
Free will: compatibilism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 607 402
Reject 340 148
n: 1497
p: 0.0004
r: 0.09
Grounds of intentionality: phenomenal
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 62 358
Reject 23 182
n: 625
p: 0.024
r: 0.09
Causation: process/production
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 141 389
Reject 49 202
n: 781
p: 0.012
r: -0.09
Gender: social
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 590 284
Reject 351 117
n: 1342
p: 0.0011
r: -0.09
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 28 540
Reject 14 240
n: 822
p: 0.0113
r: -0.09
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 471 380
Reject 269 155
n: 1275
p: 0.0018
r: -0.09
Arguments for theism: pragmatic
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 79 463
Reject 60 188
n: 790
p: 0.0152
r: -0.09
Justification: reliabilism
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 192 356
Reject 108 138
n: 794
p: 0.0155
r: 0.08
Causation: primitive
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 131 394
Reject 43 207
n: 775
p: 0.0183
r: -0.08
Race: social
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 594 294
Reject 354 119
n: 1361
p: 0.0019
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Accept Reject
Accept 230 387
Reject 87 199
n: 903
p: 0.0139

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.22
Philosopher: Quine
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 37 717
Reject 66 331
n: 1151
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Philosopher: Dewey
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 14 740
Reject 22 375
n: 1151
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 72 966
Reject 75 454
n: 1567
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Moore
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 35 719
Reject 4 393
n: 1151
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Lewis
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 90 664
Reject 23 374
n: 1151
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Kant
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 129 625
Reject 37 360
n: 1151
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
AOS: Meta-Ethics
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 163 875
Reject 45 484
n: 1567
p < 0.0001
r: 0.09
Tradition: Analytic
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 899 126
Reject 424 97
n: 1546
p: 0.0003
r: -0.09
Tradition: Other tradition
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 76 949
Reject 59 462
n: 1546
p: 0.0008
r: 0.08
AOS: Normative Ethics
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 225 813
Reject 87 442
n: 1567
p: 0.0008
r: 0.08
AOS: Metaphysics
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 253 785
Reject 95 434
n: 1567
p: 0.001
r: -0.08
AOS: Feminist Philosophy
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 32 1006
Reject 41 488
n: 1567
p: 0.0012
r: 0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 99 939
Reject 32 497
n: 1567
p: 0.0019
r: 0.08
Gender: male
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 853 181
Reject 397 130
n: 1561
p: 0.0022
r: -0.08
Philosopher: James
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 18 736
Reject 21 376
n: 1151
p: 0.0089
r: -0.08
Philosopher: Peirce
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 6 748
Reject 14 383
n: 1151
p: 0.0096
r: -0.08
Gender: female
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 178 856
Reject 126 401
n: 1561
p: 0.0029
r: -0.07
Philosopher: Hume
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 117 637
Reject 83 314
n: 1151
p: 0.0145
r: -0.07
AOS: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 23 1015
Reject 25 504
n: 1567
p: 0.005
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Parfit
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 31 723
Reject 9 388
n: 1151
p: 0.0204
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Reid
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 27 727
Reject 4 393
n: 1151
p: 0.0225
r: -0.07
Philosopher: Beauvoir
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 7 747
Reject 12 385
n: 1151
p: 0.0262
r: -0.07
AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 114 924
Reject 73 456
n: 1567
p: 0.01
r: 0.06
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 199 839
Reject 71 458
n: 1567
p: 0.015
r: 0.06
Philosopher: Leibniz
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 29 725
Reject 9 388
n: 1151
p: 0.0408
r: -0.06
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 141 897
Reject 100 429
n: 1567
p: 0.0214
r: -0.06
Philosopher: Foucault
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 7 747
Reject 10 387
n: 1151
p: 0.0497
r: -0.06
AOS: Philosophy of Biology
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 35 1003
Reject 26 503
n: 1567
p: 0.0261
r: -0.05
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes Yes No
Accept 30 1008
Reject 22 507
n: 1567
p: 0.0428