Survey Results

Correlations

Method in political philosophy: ideal theory

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: 0.28
Moral principles: moral generalism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 150 55
Reject 178 173
n: 556
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Practical reason: Kantian
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 61 115
Reject 43 276
n: 495
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 147 37
Reject 186 143
n: 513
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 160 81
Reject 193 243
n: 677
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Meaning of life: objective
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 109 105
Reject 135 236
n: 585
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 134 107
Reject 304 132
n: 677
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 189 49
Reject 272 148
n: 658
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
A priori knowledge: yes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 201 42
Reject 316 117
n: 676
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 90 109
Reject 236 141
n: 576
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Logic: classical
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 123 48
Reject 178 137
n: 486
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 44 135
Reject 51 314
n: 544
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Aesthetic value: objective
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 133 83
Reject 170 218
n: 604
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Wittgenstein: early
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 58 112
Reject 63 261
n: 494
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Rational disagreement: non-permissivism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 51 132
Reject 59 294
n: 536
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 64 115
Reject 200 165
n: 544
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Knowledge: empiricism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 96 99
Reject 227 131
n: 553
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Concepts: nativism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 60 81
Reject 82 204
n: 427
p: 0.0003
r: 0.17
Foundations of mathematics: set-theoretic
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 25 80
Reject 23 183
n: 311
p: 0.0031
r: 0.16
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 79 120
Reject 94 282
n: 575
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Abstract objects: Platonism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 112 106
Reject 137 233
n: 588
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 166 59
Reject 263 168
n: 656
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 147 48
Reject 205 139
n: 539
p: 0.0003
r: 0.16
True contradictions: impossible
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 136 40
Reject 220 94
n: 490
p: 0.0006
r: -0.15
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 32 133
Reject 103 209
n: 477
p: 0.0007
r: 0.15
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 61 59
Reject 96 142
n: 358
p: 0.0038
r: -0.15
Propositions: nonexistent
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 16 114
Reject 56 206
n: 392
p: 0.0025
r: 0.15
Normative ethics: deontology
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 121 114
Reject 138 257
n: 630
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
True contradictions: actual
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 23 153
Reject 53 261
n: 490
p: 0.0008
r: 0.15
Propositions: structured entities
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 64 67
Reject 87 176
n: 394
p: 0.0034
r: -0.15
Mind: physicalism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 107 113
Reject 245 163
n: 628
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Gender categories: eliminate
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 42 141
Reject 57 304
n: 544
p: 0.0006
r: -0.14
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 71 170
Reject 165 271
n: 677
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Personal identity: further-fact view
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 46 157
Reject 57 288
n: 548
p: 0.0008
r: 0.14
Properties: transcendent universals
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 34 95
Reject 43 203
n: 375
p: 0.0057
r: 0.14
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 200 37
Reject 296 116
n: 649
p: 0.0003
r: -0.14
Practical reason: Humean
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 49 129
Reject 112 208
n: 498
p: 0.0018
r: 0.14
Aim of philosophy: truth/knowledge
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 132 105
Reject 163 246
n: 646
p: 0.0004
r: 0.14
Continuum hypothesis: determinate
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 42 44
Reject 55 102
n: 243
p: 0.0312
r: 0.14
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 57 116
Reject 74 231
n: 478
p: 0.0029
r: -0.14
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 81 152
Reject 189 205
n: 627
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Extended mind: yes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 97 76
Reject 193 136
n: 502
p: 0.0026
r: 0.13
Response to external-world skepticism: abductive
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 52 112
Reject 66 242
n: 472
p: 0.0051
r: -0.13
Laws of nature: Humean
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 55 153
Reject 133 252
n: 593
p: 0.0023
r: -0.12
Meaning of life: subjective
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 81 132
Reject 163 209
n: 585
p: 0.0026
r: 0.12
Truth: correspondence
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 137 74
Reject 202 189
n: 602
p: 0.0032
r: -0.12
Normative concepts: fit
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 9 165
Reject 40 266
n: 480
p: 0.0107
r: -0.12
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 102 98
Reject 231 147
n: 578
p: 0.0054
r: 0.11
Response to external-world skepticism: contextualist
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 25 138
Reject 36 269
n: 468
p: 0.0131
r: 0.11
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 21 105
Reject 31 212
n: 369
p: 0.0294
r: 0.11
Ought implies can: yes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 149 59
Reject 246 136
n: 590
p: 0.0071
r: 0.11
Philosophical knowledge: a lot
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 134 68
Reject 219 159
n: 580
p: 0.0077
r: 0.11
Morality: non-naturalism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 68 130
Reject 88 279
n: 565
p: 0.0097
r: 0.11
Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 42 81
Reject 52 184
n: 359
p: 0.0398
r: 0.11
Immortality: yes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 108 97
Reject 160 210
n: 575
p: 0.0101
r: 0.11
Science: scientific realism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 186 41
Reject 301 99
n: 627
p: 0.0083
r: 0.1
Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 128 113
Reject 194 242
n: 677
p: 0.0066
r: 0.1
Free will: libertarianism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 59 183
Reject 80 349
n: 671
p: 0.011
r: 0.1
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 121 84
Reject 197 185
n: 587
p: 0.0175
r: -0.1
Morality: error theory
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 9 190
Reject 18 348
n: 565
p: 0.0214
r: 0.1
Theory of reference: causal
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 78 70
Reject 130 143
n: 421
p: 0.0488
r: 0.1
Consciousness: dualism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 48 127
Reject 77 251
n: 503
p: 0.0317
r: 0.1
Arguments for theism: moral
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 27 140
Reject 29 292
n: 488
p: 0.0355
r: 0.09
Causation: primitive
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 41 125
Reject 57 238
n: 461
p: 0.0444
r: -0.09
Truth: deflationary
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 46 165
Reject 116 274
n: 601
p: 0.0251
r: -0.09
Morality: constructivism
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 45 153
Reject 100 269
n: 567
p: 0.0348
r: -0.09
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 65 112
Reject 142 178
n: 497
p: 0.05
r: -0.08
Race: social
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 153 63
Reject 305 102
n: 623
p: 0.0381
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: none
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 7 236
Reject 21 409
n: 673
p: 0.032
r: 0.08
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Accept Reject
Accept 195 46
Reject 306 130
n: 677
p: 0.0385

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.21
Philosopher: Rawls
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 26 164
Reject 13 342
n: 545
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Philosopher: Kant
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 45 145
Reject 40 315
n: 545
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Philosopher: Hume
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 21 169
Reject 71 284
n: 545
p: 0.001
r: -0.14
Philosopher: Quine
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 7 183
Reject 34 321
n: 545
p: 0.0015
r: 0.13
Philosopher: Sidgwick
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 5 185
Reject 2 353
n: 545
p: 0.0021
r: 0.13
AOS: Normative Ethics
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 90 159
Reject 109 340
n: 698
p: 0.0006
r: 0.13
Philosopher: Parfit
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 16 174
Reject 12 343
n: 545
p: 0.0025
r: -0.12
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 14 235
Reject 49 400
n: 698
p: 0.002
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Descartes
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 12 178
Reject 9 346
n: 545
p: 0.0132
r: -0.09
Gender: female
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 43 205
Reject 103 341
n: 692
p: 0.0162
r: 0.09
Gender: male
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 204 44
Reject 339 105
n: 692
p: 0.0164
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 12 178
Reject 41 314
n: 545
p: 0.0338
r: -0.08
AOS: Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 11 238
Reject 36 413
n: 698
p: 0.025
r: -0.08
AOS: Feminist Philosophy
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 14 235
Reject 34 415
n: 698
p: 0.0285
r: 0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Law
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 18 231
Reject 15 434
n: 698
p: 0.029
r: -0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory Yes No
Accept 8 241
Reject 22 427
n: 698
p: 0.0304