Survey Results

Correlations

Political philosophy: libertarianism

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: 0.48
Politics: capitalism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 106 25
Reject 138 451
n: 720
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Race: biological
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 76 105
Reject 162 801
n: 1144
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Gender categories: preserve
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 45 66
Reject 105 490
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Capital punishment: permissible
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 46 86
Reject 102 578
n: 812
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Gender: social
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 91 86
Reject 724 244
n: 1145
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Race: social
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 91 90
Reject 734 230
n: 1145
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Gender: biological
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 100 76
Reject 269 688
n: 1133
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Abortion: permissible
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 93 37
Reject 611 80
n: 821
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 65 47
Reject 233 329
n: 674
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Free will: libertarianism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 69 130
Reject 181 863
n: 1243
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 131 62
Reject 512 535
n: 1240
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 31 70
Reject 77 389
n: 567
p: 0.0004
r: 0.13
Causation: nonexistent
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 8 91
Reject 17 502
n: 618
p: 0.001
r: 0.13
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few)
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 13 81
Reject 34 429
n: 557
p: 0.002
r: -0.13
Moral principles: moral generalism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 61 55
Reject 351 250
n: 717
p: 0.0005
r: -0.13
Gender categories: revise
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 50 61
Reject 348 247
n: 706
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 35 83
Reject 288 300
n: 706
p: 0.0008
r: -0.13
Eating animals and animal products: vegetarianism (no and yes)
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 31 162
Reject 334 715
n: 1242
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 28 57
Reject 154 252
n: 491
p: 0.0067
r: 0.12
Response to external-world skepticism: contextualist
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 21 89
Reject 58 470
n: 638
p: 0.002
r: 0.12
Normative concepts: ought
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 21 74
Reject 70 418
n: 583
p: 0.0039
r: -0.12
Free will: compatibilism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 107 92
Reject 684 361
n: 1244
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Kant: one world
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 34 48
Reject 225 206
n: 513
p: 0.0082
r: 0.11
Consciousness: dualism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 42 76
Reject 127 447
n: 692
p: 0.0033
r: 0.11
God: theism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 53 138
Reject 196 859
n: 1246
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 32 86
Reject 96 492
n: 706
p: 0.0033
r: 0.11
Race categories: preserve
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 13 95
Reject 43 514
n: 665
p: 0.0044
r: -0.11
Other minds: fish
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 80 56
Reject 457 201
n: 794
p: 0.0028
r: 0.1
Normative concepts: fit
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 11 84
Reject 38 451
n: 584
p: 0.0145
r: -0.1
Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 32 149
Reject 278 723
n: 1182
p: 0.0005
r: -0.1
Other minds: cats
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 120 16
Reject 607 51
n: 794
p: 0.0052
r: -0.1
Propositions: structured entities
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 36 59
Reject 191 255
n: 541
p: 0.0237
r: -0.1
Other minds: flies
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 35 101
Reject 249 409
n: 794
p: 0.0061
r: -0.1
Trolley problem: switch
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 129 48
Reject 729 226
n: 1132
p: 0.0012
r: -0.09
Cosmological fine-tuning: multiverse
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 13 87
Reject 81 386
n: 567
p: 0.03
r: -0.09
Other minds: worms
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 24 112
Reject 174 484
n: 794
p: 0.0127
r: -0.09
Personal identity: psychological view
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 71 85
Reject 477 403
n: 1036
p: 0.0046
r: -0.09
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 121 65
Reject 742 257
n: 1185
p: 0.0026
r: -0.09
Race categories: revise
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 31 77
Reject 222 336
n: 666
p: 0.0258
r: -0.08
Gender categories: eliminate
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 11 100
Reject 112 484
n: 707
p: 0.0242
r: -0.08
Theory of reference: causal
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 40 54
Reject 264 235
n: 593
p: 0.0425
r: -0.08
Footbridge: push
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 40 144
Reject 263 704
n: 1151
p: 0.005
r: -0.08
Mind: physicalism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 97 94
Reject 595 408
n: 1194
p: 0.0043
r: -0.08
Other minds: newborn babies
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 112 24
Reject 583 75
n: 794
p: 0.0224
r: 0.08
Vagueness: epistemic
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 50 116
Reject 221 619
n: 1006
p: 0.0105
r: -0.08
Other minds: adult humans
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 133 3
Reject 651 7
n: 794
p: 0.0249
r: -0.08
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 118 76
Reject 699 325
n: 1218
p: 0.0063
r: -0.08
Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 61 111
Reject 408 515
n: 1095
p: 0.0123
r: 0.07
Race: unreal
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 37 142
Reject 148 795
n: 1122
p: 0.016
r: 0.07
Logic: classical
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 108 46
Reject 460 294
n: 908
p: 0.0335
r: -0.07
Vagueness: metaphysical
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 28 138
Reject 193 645
n: 1004
p: 0.0265
r: 0.07
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 135 55
Reject 665 358
n: 1213
p: 0.021
r: 0.06
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 56 116
Reject 243 678
n: 1093
p: 0.0359
r: -0.06
Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
Political philosophy: libertarianism Accept Reject
Accept 28 165
Reject 204 842
n: 1239
p: 0.0406

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.13
Region of PhD: Europe
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 25 110
Reject 61 711
n: 907
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Philosopher: Rawls
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 7 156
Reject 55 761
n: 979
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Region of affiliation: Europe
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 53 152
Reject 164 947
n: 1316
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 38 164
Reject 193 901
n: 1296
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
AOS: Normative Ethics
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 32 170
Reject 259 835
n: 1296
p < 0.0001
r: 0.08
Region of nationality: Europe
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 50 128
Reject 207 835
n: 1220
p: 0.003
r: -0.08
Region of PhD: United States
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 77 58
Reject 545 227
n: 907
p: 0.0118
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Leibniz
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 8 155
Reject 20 796
n: 979
p: 0.009
r: 0.08
Gender: male
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 167 26
Reject 849 248
n: 1290
p: 0.004
r: -0.08
Gender: female
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 25 168
Reject 244 853
n: 1290
p: 0.0053
r: -0.08
AOS: Feminist Philosophy
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 7 195
Reject 61 1033
n: 1296
p: 0.0068
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Locke
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 9 154
Reject 14 802
n: 979
p: 0.0227
r: -0.07
Region of affiliation: Canada
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 9 196
Reject 82 1029
n: 1316
p: 0.0085
r: -0.07
Region of PhD: Oceania
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 5 130
Reject 40 732
n: 907
p: 0.0304
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Reid
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 8 155
Reject 18 798
n: 979
p: 0.0255
r: -0.07
Region of nationality: Oceania
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 5 173
Reject 65 977
n: 1220
p: 0.0183
r: -0.07
Tradition: Continental
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 8 181
Reject 83 1008
n: 1280
p: 0.0186
r: 0.06
AOS: Decision Theory
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 8 194
Reject 25 1069
n: 1296
p: 0.0251
r: 0.06
AOS: Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 20 182
Reject 89 1005
n: 1296
p: 0.0279
r: -0.06
Region of affiliation: United States
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 100 105
Reject 634 477
n: 1316
p: 0.0389
r: 0.06
Tradition: Analytic
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 164 25
Reject 907 184
n: 1280
p: 0.0479
r: 0.05
AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Political philosophy: libertarianism Yes No
Accept 29 173
Reject 111 983
n: 1296
p: 0.048