Survey Results

Correlations

Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.47	Philosophical progress: a lot
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	398	200
Reject	72	316

n: 986

p < 0.0001

r: -0.42	Philosophical progress: a little
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	192	406
Reject	281	107

n: 986

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Metaontology: anti-realism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	30	291
Reject	42	163

n: 526

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	Philosophical progress: none
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	8	590
Reject	30	358

n: 986

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	167	155
Reject	79	128

n: 529

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	305	119
Reject	162	116

n: 702

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	A priori knowledge: yes
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	493	106
Reject	279	106

n: 984

p < 0.0001

r: -0.13	True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	426
Reject	20	259

n: 721

p: 0.0004

r: -0.13	Theory of reference: deflationary
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	52	338
Reject	50	195

n: 635

p: 0.0008

r: -0.13	Foundations of mathematics: constructivism/intuitionism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	42	236
Reject	34	124

n: 436

p: 0.0066

r: 0.12	Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	380	204
Reject	220	171

n: 975

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Science: scientific realism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	482	90
Reject	269	95

n: 936

p < 0.0001

r: -0.12	Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	359
Reject	11	217

n: 598

p: 0.0042

r: -0.11	Morality: constructivism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	90	387
Reject	88	226

n: 791

p: 0.0017

r: 0.11	Wittgenstein: early
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	135	286
Reject	57	235

n: 713

p: 0.003

r: 0.11	Human genetic engineering: permissible
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	360	121
Reject	196	104

n: 781

p: 0.002

r: 0.11	Method in political philosophy: ideal theory
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	134	219
Reject	68	159

n: 580

p: 0.0077

r: 0.11	Aim of philosophy: truth/knowledge
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	308	267
Reject	152	216

n: 943

p: 0.001

r: -0.11	Foundations of mathematics: formalism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	18	258
Reject	13	145

n: 434

p: 0.0274

r: 0.11	Race categories: eliminate
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	194	208
Reject	110	158

n: 670

p: 0.0063

r: -0.1	External world: skepticism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	31	555
Reject	31	352

n: 969

p: 0.0012

r: 0.1	True contradictions: impossible
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	355	87
Reject	203	76

n: 721

p: 0.0069

r: -0.1	Race categories: preserve
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	374
Reject	30	237

n: 669

p: 0.0099

r: 0.1	Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	331	253
Reject	197	194

n: 975

p: 0.002

r: 0.1	Meta-ethics: moral realism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	421	153
Reject	238	131

n: 943

p: 0.0026

r: 0.1	Moral principles: moral generalism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	279	183
Reject	154	131

n: 747

p: 0.0092

r: 0.09	Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	412	166
Reject	236	145

n: 959

p: 0.0042

r: -0.09	Race: biological
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	94	427
Reject	87	264

n: 872

p: 0.0069

r: -0.09	Truth: deflationary
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	127	398
Reject	118	235

n: 878

p: 0.0081

r: -0.09	Laws of nature: Humean
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	139	379
Reject	128	230

n: 876

p: 0.0094

r: -0.09	Justification: coherentism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	99	318
Reject	78	187

n: 682

p: 0.0221

r: -0.09	Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	92	351
Reject	75	186

n: 704

p: 0.0207

r: -0.09	Arguments for theism: ontological
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	43	380
Reject	37	233

n: 693

p: 0.0223

r: -0.09	Normative concepts: fit
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	366
Reject	23	209

n: 626

p: 0.0312

r: 0.09	Aesthetic value: objective
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	286	247
Reject	163	185

n: 881

p: 0.0106

r: 0.08	Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	456	128
Reject	274	117

n: 975

p: 0.008

r: 0.08	Theory of reference: causal
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	221	174
Reject	123	125

n: 643

p: 0.0474

r: -0.08	Morality: error theory
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	23	453
Reject	22	288

n: 786

p: 0.032

r: 0.08	Truth: correspondence
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	329	196
Reject	190	163

n: 878

p: 0.0236

r: 0.08	Immortality: yes
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	274	237
Reject	145	178

n: 834

p: 0.0274

r: 0.08	Time travel: metaphysically possible
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	221	217
Reject	121	170

n: 729

p: 0.0402

r: -0.08	True contradictions: actual
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	54	388
Reject	35	244

n: 721

p: 0.0422

r: 0.08	Possible worlds: abstract
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	299	188
Reject	170	143

n: 800

p: 0.0337

r: -0.07	Possible worlds: nonexistent
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	145	342
Reject	112	201

n: 800

p: 0.0376

r: 0.07	Moral judgment: cognitivism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	443	125
Reject	258	101

n: 927

p: 0.0276

r: 0.07	Abstract objects: Platonism
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	243	273
Reject	144	209

n: 869

p: 0.0364

r: 0.07	Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Accept	Reject
Accept	292	292
Reject	176	215

n: 975

p: 0.0313

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.11	Philosopher: Quine
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Yes	No
Accept	30	429
Reject	36	277

n: 772

p: 0.0034

r: 0.09	Region of nationality: Europe
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Yes	No
Accept	128	454
Reject	57	332

n: 971

p: 0.004

r: -0.08	Philosopher: Nietzsche
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Yes	No
Accept	8	451
Reject	15	298

n: 772

p: 0.0288

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Reid
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Yes	No
Accept	15	444
Reject	5	308

n: 772

p: 0.0375

r: 0.06	AOS: Philosophy of Mathematics
Philosophical knowledge: a lot	Yes	No
Accept	26	584
Reject	8	397

n: 1015

p: 0.0464