Survey Results

Correlations

Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological

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: 0.37
Theory of reference: causal
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 142 43
Reject 118 175
n: 478
p < 0.0001
r: 0.3
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 164 50
Reject 165 169
n: 548
p < 0.0001
r: 0.3
Morality: naturalist realism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 98 93
Reject 82 238
n: 511
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Mind: physicalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 171 61
Reject 179 182
n: 593
p < 0.0001
r: -0.25
Theory of reference: deflationary
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 16 166
Reject 64 225
n: 471
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Justification: reliabilism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 95 83
Reject 93 189
n: 460
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Truth: correspondence
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 165 64
Reject 183 164
n: 576
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Response to external-world skepticism: epistemic externalist
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 56 127
Reject 57 243
n: 483
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Propositional attitudes: representational
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 123 64
Reject 138 153
n: 478
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 122 104
Reject 124 224
n: 574
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
External world: non-skeptical realism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 218 18
Reject 314 63
n: 613
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Proper names: Fregean
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 70 123
Reject 156 159
n: 508
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 185 51
Reject 233 152
n: 621
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Theory of reference: descriptive
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 37 148
Reject 92 201
n: 478
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Consciousness: dualism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 28 168
Reject 96 216
n: 508
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Perceptual experience: representationalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 135 69
Reject 140 180
n: 524
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Truth: deflationary
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 49 179
Reject 119 227
n: 574
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 44 179
Reject 120 228
n: 571
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 153 83
Reject 299 86
n: 621
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Free will: libertarianism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 34 206
Reject 94 283
n: 617
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
External world: idealism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 6 230
Reject 36 341
n: 613
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Epistemic justification: internalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 68 158
Reject 151 208
n: 585
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
True contradictions: impossible
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 141 35
Reject 217 86
n: 479
p: 0.0007
r: -0.15
Mental content: internalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 53 172
Reject 116 233
n: 574
p: 0.0003
r: 0.15
Propositions: structured entities
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 82 90
Reject 107 170
n: 449
p: 0.0016
r: 0.15
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 77 68
Reject 100 153
n: 398
p: 0.0031
r: 0.15
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 96 140
Reject 108 277
n: 621
p: 0.0002
r: -0.15
Material composition: nihilism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 6 114
Reject 17 172
n: 309
p: 0.0101
r: 0.14
Science: scientific realism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 207 24
Reject 290 80
n: 601
p: 0.0004
r: 0.14
Knowledge: empiricism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 121 61
Reject 171 146
n: 499
p: 0.0018
r: -0.14
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 38 130
Reject 81 208
n: 457
p: 0.0032
r: -0.13
Propositions: simple entities
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 6 167
Reject 27 249
n: 449
p: 0.0044
r: -0.13
Justification: coherentism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 34 142
Reject 71 211
n: 458
p: 0.0045
r: 0.13
Foundations of mathematics: structuralism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 40 83
Reject 42 167
n: 332
p: 0.0171
r: 0.13
Continuum hypothesis: determinate
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 42 61
Reject 70 101
n: 274
p: 0.0331
r: -0.13
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 6 193
Reject 31 287
n: 517
p: 0.0043
r: 0.12
Moral principles: moral generalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 109 68
Reject 169 137
n: 483
p: 0.0067
r: -0.12
Political philosophy: libertarianism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 28 154
Reject 57 252
n: 491
p: 0.0067
r: 0.12
Aesthetic experience: perception
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 52 72
Reject 71 159
n: 354
p: 0.0217
r: -0.12
Temporal ontology: presentism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 26 123
Reject 54 200
n: 403
p: 0.0147
r: 0.12
Consciousness: functionalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 93 104
Reject 113 199
n: 509
p: 0.0062
r: -0.12
True contradictions: actual
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 17 159
Reject 48 255
n: 479
p: 0.0081
r: 0.12
Free will: compatibilism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 169 71
Reject 236 142
n: 618
p: 0.0028
r: 0.12
Law: legal positivism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 50 59
Reject 77 122
n: 308
p: 0.0361
r: -0.12
Morality: non-naturalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 41 148
Reject 105 215
n: 509
p: 0.007
r: -0.11
Aesthetic experience: sui generis
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 46 77
Reject 107 122
n: 352
p: 0.0319
r: -0.11
External world: skepticism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 10 226
Reject 24 353
n: 613
p: 0.0048
r: 0.11
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate)
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 102 66
Reject 152 137
n: 457
p: 0.0176
r: -0.11
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 28 172
Reject 61 258
n: 519
p: 0.0116
r: -0.11
Propositional attitudes: dispositional
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 56 130
Reject 108 182
n: 476
p: 0.0199
r: -0.11
Laws of nature: Humean
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 59 166
Reject 145 225
n: 595
p: 0.0093
r: 0.1
Logic: classical
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 134 56
Reject 193 113
n: 496
p: 0.0198
r: 0.1
Consciousness: identity theory
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 40 156
Reject 42 270
n: 508
p: 0.0206
r: -0.1
Moral motivation: internalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 83 106
Reject 156 166
n: 511
p: 0.0218
r: 0.1
Aim of philosophy: truth/knowledge
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 123 108
Reject 167 196
n: 594
p: 0.0155
r: -0.1
God: theism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 43 193
Reject 87 286
n: 609
p: 0.0159
r: 0.1
Other minds: future AI systems
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 104 95
Reject 139 197
n: 535
p: 0.0255
r: 0.1
Normative ethics: consequentialism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 105 114
Reject 114 235
n: 568
p: 0.0216
r: 0.1
Race: social
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 152 65
Reject 233 120
n: 570
p: 0.0218
r: -0.09
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 39 138
Reject 86 196
n: 459
p: 0.0421
r: -0.09
Normative ethics: deontology
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 60 160
Reject 131 218
n: 569
p: 0.0292
r: 0.09
Consciousness: eliminativism
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 14 182
Reject 13 299
n: 508
p: 0.0394
r: -0.09
Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 112 124
Reject 213 172
n: 621
p: 0.025
r: 0.09
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 147 45
Reject 217 100
n: 509
p: 0.0432
r: -0.08
Aim of philosophy: understanding
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Accept Reject
Accept 137 91
Reject 237 130
n: 595
p: 0.0403

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.17
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 9 177
Reject 42 282
n: 510
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 55 192
Reject 37 364
n: 648
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Philosopher: Davidson
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 5 181
Reject 20 304
n: 510
p: 0.0039
r: -0.13
AOS: Continental Philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 6 241
Reject 24 377
n: 648
p: 0.0014
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Plato
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 17 169
Reject 10 314
n: 510
p: 0.005
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Aristotle
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 48 138
Reject 50 274
n: 510
p: 0.0073
r: 0.11
AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 20 227
Reject 14 387
n: 648
p: 0.004
r: 0.11
Region of affiliation: United States
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 146 100
Reject 210 193
n: 649
p: 0.0049
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Aquinas
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 17 169
Reject 11 313
n: 510
p: 0.0131
r: 0.11
Region of PhD: United States
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 128 54
Reject 189 108
n: 479
p: 0.0164
r: -0.1
Region of PhD: United Kingdom
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 18 164
Reject 47 250
n: 479
p: 0.028
r: -0.1
Region of affiliation: Canada
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 11 235
Reject 30 373
n: 649
p: 0.0123
r: 0.09
AOS: Philosophy of Biology
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 19 228
Reject 12 389
n: 648
p: 0.016
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Hume
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 42 144
Reject 54 270
n: 510
p: 0.038
r: 0.09
Region of nationality: United States
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 122 108
Reject 191 194
n: 615
p: 0.0234
r: -0.09
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 11 236
Reject 50 351
n: 648
p: 0.0215
r: -0.09
Region of nationality: Europe
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 42 188
Reject 91 294
n: 615
p: 0.0264
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Lewis
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 31 155
Reject 32 292
n: 510
p: 0.0453
r: -0.08
AOS: 20th Century Philosophy
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 12 235
Reject 35 366
n: 648
p: 0.0352
r: 0.08
Tradition: Analytic
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological Yes No
Accept 217 25
Reject 341 54
n: 637
p: 0.0431