Survey Results

Correlations

Interlevel metaphysics: grounding

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: 0.3
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 54 99
Reject 35 253
n: 441
p < 0.0001
r: 0.3
Consciousness: dualism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 74 100
Reject 63 268
n: 505
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 147 39
Reject 202 148
n: 536
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Meaning of life: objective
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 107 78
Reject 113 225
n: 523
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 73 90
Reject 72 227
n: 462
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Propositions: structured entities
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 102 64
Reject 110 185
n: 461
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Morality: non-naturalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 81 103
Reject 68 260
n: 512
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 76 97
Reject 230 126
n: 529
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Aesthetic value: objective
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 128 73
Reject 167 201
n: 569
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Causation: primitive
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 50 116
Reject 62 269
n: 497
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
God: theism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 68 139
Reject 69 331
n: 607
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
A priori knowledge: yes
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 186 23
Reject 298 100
n: 607
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Mind: physicalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 92 113
Reject 255 132
n: 592
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Arguments for theism: cosmological
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 64 107
Reject 59 228
n: 458
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 42 136
Reject 36 270
n: 484
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 166 41
Reject 263 128
n: 598
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 177 28
Reject 271 110
n: 586
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 139 67
Reject 196 202
n: 604
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Personal identity: further-fact view
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 53 137
Reject 50 269
n: 509
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Propositions: nonexistent
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 12 153
Reject 56 238
n: 459
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Laws of nature: Humean
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 40 163
Reject 132 246
n: 581
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 165 47
Reject 251 144
n: 607
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Well-being: objective list
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 107 52
Reject 155 146
n: 460
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Knowledge: empiricism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 67 98
Reject 202 129
n: 496
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Immortality: yes
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 111 79
Reject 154 196
n: 540
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Properties: transcendent universals
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 51 108
Reject 50 238
n: 447
p: 0.0004
r: 0.17
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 98 63
Reject 105 154
n: 420
p: 0.0006
r: -0.16
Morality: expressivism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 11 174
Reject 48 281
n: 514
p: 0.0002
r: -0.16
Possible worlds: nonexistent
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 41 149
Reject 121 231
n: 542
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Abstract objects: Platonism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 121 79
Reject 151 210
n: 561
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Possible worlds: abstract
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 134 56
Reject 200 151
n: 541
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Quantum mechanics: epistemic
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 12 95
Reject 27 188
n: 322
p: 0.0097
r: -0.14
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 27 154
Reject 87 250
n: 518
p: 0.0011
r: -0.14
Abortion: permissible
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 146 44
Reject 316 51
n: 557
p: 0.0008
r: -0.14
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 56 116
Reject 143 188
n: 503
p: 0.0016
r: 0.14
Material composition: restrictivism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 72 70
Reject 73 132
n: 347
p: 0.0092
r: -0.14
Practical reason: Humean
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 35 112
Reject 108 173
n: 428
p: 0.0043
r: 0.14
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 27 111
Reject 33 254
n: 425
p: 0.0047
r: 0.14
Consciousness: panpsychism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 20 154
Reject 24 308
n: 506
p: 0.002
r: -0.14
Other minds: future AI systems
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 63 125
Reject 162 197
n: 547
p: 0.0015
r: 0.13
Normative ethics: deontology
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 87 113
Reject 110 240
n: 550
p: 0.0021
r: -0.13
Morality: naturalist realism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 53 130
Reject 139 194
n: 516
p: 0.0029
r: -0.13
Consciousness: functionalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 47 127
Reject 144 188
n: 506
p: 0.0033
r: -0.13
Normative ethics: consequentialism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 65 135
Reject 147 199
n: 546
p: 0.0024
r: -0.13
Footbridge: push
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 44 161
Reject 113 251
n: 569
p: 0.0022
r: 0.13
Other minds: worms
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 62 126
Reject 75 284
n: 547
p: 0.0028
r: -0.13
Experience machine: yes
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 20 185
Reject 62 316
n: 583
p: 0.0021
r: 0.13
Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 16 137
Reject 14 281
n: 448
p: 0.0079
r: 0.12
Properties: immanent universals
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 47 112
Reject 60 228
n: 447
p: 0.0089
r: 0.12
Epistemic justification: internalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 92 105
Reject 130 245
n: 572
p: 0.0033
r: 0.12
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 73 127
Reject 97 265
n: 562
p: 0.0037
r: -0.12
Chinese room: understands
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 28 156
Reject 80 251
n: 515
p: 0.0056
r: -0.12
Well-being: desire satisfaction
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 27 132
Reject 77 226
n: 462
p: 0.0117
r: 0.12
Arguments for theism: design
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 48 122
Reject 63 223
n: 456
p: 0.013
r: -0.12
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 113 55
Reject 250 86
n: 504
p: 0.0097
r: 0.12
Free will: libertarianism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 55 160
Reject 78 313
n: 606
p: 0.0046
r: 0.11
Other minds: newborn babies
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 174 14
Reject 312 47
n: 547
p: 0.0071
r: 0.11
Truth: correspondence
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 135 65
Reject 217 151
n: 568
p: 0.0064
r: 0.11
Time: A-theory
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 64 100
Reject 80 198
n: 442
p: 0.0164
r: 0.11
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few)
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 18 133
Reject 32 254
n: 437
p: 0.0205
r: -0.11
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 29 122
Reject 71 215
n: 437
p: 0.0215
r: -0.11
Justification: coherentism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 30 133
Reject 73 228
n: 464
p: 0.0182
r: 0.11
Response to external-world skepticism: abductive
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 58 122
Reject 69 240
n: 489
p: 0.0154
r: -0.11
Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 45 110
Reject 99 189
n: 443
p: 0.0236
r: -0.11
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 25 163
Reject 89 247
n: 524
p: 0.0148
r: 0.1
Race categories: revise
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 66 88
Reject 104 197
n: 455
p: 0.0256
r: 0.1
Race: social
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 133 57
Reject 236 126
n: 552
p: 0.0146
r: 0.1
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 82 103
Reject 103 218
n: 506
p: 0.021
r: 0.1
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 68 78
Reject 104 177
n: 427
p: 0.0381
r: -0.1
Race: unreal
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 30 155
Reject 69 284
n: 538
p: 0.0204
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 117 95
Reject 185 211
n: 608
p: 0.0153
r: 0.1
Normative concepts: fit
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 16 136
Reject 21 249
n: 422
p: 0.0438
r: 0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 74 113
Reject 115 221
n: 523
p: 0.0264
r: -0.1
Justification: reliabilism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 52 111
Reject 135 164
n: 462
p: 0.0377
r: 0.1
Practical reason: Kantian
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 36 110
Reject 51 228
n: 425
p: 0.0485
r: -0.09
Personal identity: psychological view
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 88 107
Reject 165 155
n: 515
p: 0.0317
r: 0.09
Moral principles: moral generalism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 113 68
Reject 178 134
n: 493
p: 0.0363
r: -0.09
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 20 138
Reject 51 252
n: 461
p: 0.0435
r: 0.09
Gender categories: preserve
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 49 119
Reject 64 254
n: 486
p: 0.0411
r: 0.09
Causation: process/production
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 54 118
Reject 83 247
n: 502
p: 0.0392
r: 0.09
Other minds: particles
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 7 181
Reject 5 354
n: 547
p: 0.0316
r: 0.09
Other minds: plants
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 18 170
Reject 24 335
n: 547
p: 0.035
r: -0.09
Philosophical progress: a little
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 88 124
Reject 200 196
n: 608
p: 0.0301
r: 0.09
Vagueness: metaphysical
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 46 155
Reject 65 298
n: 564
p: 0.0388
r: -0.09
Truth: deflationary
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Accept Reject
Accept 50 150
Reject 113 254
n: 567
p: 0.0392

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.19
AOS: Meta-Ethics
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 51 164
Reject 41 370
n: 626
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Other demographics: YOB
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 127 76
Reject 163 229
n: 595
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Philosopher: Moore
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 17 154
Reject 8 305
n: 484
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosopher: Reid
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 10 161
Reject 5 308
n: 484
p: 0.0013
r: -0.14
AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 17 198
Reject 62 349
n: 626
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Philosopher: Leibniz
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 14 157
Reject 6 307
n: 484
p: 0.0018
r: 0.14
AOS: Metaphysics
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 94 121
Reject 107 304
n: 626
p: 0.0004
r: -0.13
Philosopher: Hume
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 21 150
Reject 68 245
n: 484
p: 0.0043
r: 0.13
Philosopher: Descartes
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 13 158
Reject 12 301
n: 484
p: 0.0058
r: 0.12
AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 31 184
Reject 29 382
n: 626
p: 0.0024
r: -0.11
Region of nationality: Europe
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 31 176
Reject 95 297
n: 599
p: 0.0055
r: 0.11
AOS: 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 28 187
Reject 30 381
n: 626
p: 0.0048
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Aquinas
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 15 156
Reject 9 304
n: 484
p: 0.0145
r: 0.11
Region of nationality: United States
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 119 88
Reject 190 202
n: 599
p: 0.0099
r: -0.1
Philosopher: Quine
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 13 158
Reject 41 272
n: 484
p: 0.0342
r: 0.1
Region of PhD: United States
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 123 43
Reject 194 114
n: 474
p: 0.0363
r: -0.09
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 15 200
Reject 52 359
n: 626
p: 0.0219
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Plato
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 18 153
Reject 17 296
n: 484
p: 0.0466
r: -0.09
AOS: Philosophy of Biology
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 5 210
Reject 25 386
n: 626
p: 0.0275
r: -0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding Yes No
Accept 47 168
Reject 111 300
n: 626
p: 0.04