Survey Results

Correlations

Possible worlds: abstract

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: -0.4
Propositions: nonexistent
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 24 341
Reject 86 162
n: 613
p < 0.0001
r: 0.32
Abstract objects: Platonism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 287 212
Reject 103 254
n: 856
p < 0.0001
r: 0.31
Properties: transcendent universals
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 109 233
Reject 26 210
n: 578
p < 0.0001
r: 0.29
Propositions: structured entities
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 191 175
Reject 75 173
n: 614
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 334 223
Reject 169 219
n: 945
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Propositional attitudes: representational
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 217 147
Reject 108 149
n: 621
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
A priori knowledge: yes
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 477 89
Reject 272 108
n: 946
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Metaontology: anti-realism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 29 284
Reject 42 175
n: 530
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Properties: nonexistent
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 17 324
Reject 37 199
n: 577
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Knowledge: empiricism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 227 220
Reject 205 120
n: 772
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 154 160
Reject 86 132
n: 532
p: 0.0002
r: -0.16
Theory of reference: deflationary
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 46 325
Reject 65 199
n: 635
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Morality: non-naturalism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 146 283
Reject 69 249
n: 747
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 398 151
Reject 221 151
n: 921
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Zombies: inconceivable
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 68 431
Reject 83 262
n: 844
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Statue and lump: one thing
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 125 249
Reject 115 151
n: 640
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 78 273
Reject 78 161
n: 590
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 124 243
Reject 66 177
n: 610
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 134 200
Reject 56 151
n: 541
p: 0.0005
r: -0.15
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 76 291
Reject 79 164
n: 610
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 312 132
Reject 188 135
n: 767
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 412 120
Reject 239 120
n: 891
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 229 225
Reject 219 131
n: 804
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Arguments for theism: design
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 114 286
Reject 41 229
n: 670
p: 0.0005
r: 0.13
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 80 286
Reject 40 204
n: 610
p: 0.0013
r: 0.13
Propositions: simple entities
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 43 323
Reject 4 244
n: 614
p: 0.0015
r: -0.13
Justification: coherentism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 86 296
Reject 81 193
n: 656
p: 0.0013
r: -0.12
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 6 351
Reject 15 237
n: 609
p: 0.0021
r: -0.12
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 99 346
Reject 93 231
n: 769
p: 0.0006
r: 0.12
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 396 165
Reject 240 149
n: 950
p: 0.0003
r: -0.12
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 83 321
Reject 73 206
n: 683
p: 0.0023
r: 0.12
Consciousness: dualism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 126 304
Reject 63 231
n: 724
p: 0.0019
r: 0.11
Truth: correspondence
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 332 175
Reject 197 165
n: 869
p: 0.0008
r: 0.11
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 134 248
Reject 68 206
n: 656
p: 0.0035
r: 0.11
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 72 327
Reject 29 251
n: 679
p: 0.0031
r: 0.11
Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 374 183
Reject 221 167
n: 945
p: 0.0006
r: 0.11
Foundations of mathematics: set-theoretic
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 58 203
Reject 24 160
n: 445
p: 0.021
r: 0.11
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate)
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 211 140
Reject 119 120
n: 590
p: 0.0079
r: -0.11
Other minds: plants
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 28 451
Reject 27 305
n: 811
p: 0.0019
r: 0.1
Material composition: universalism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 88 155
Reject 48 123
n: 414
p: 0.0334
r: -0.1
Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 155 235
Reject 139 137
n: 666
p: 0.0074
r: 0.1
Philosophical methods: linguistic philosophy
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 293 264
Reject 175 213
n: 945
p: 0.0015
r: 0.1
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 207 227
Reject 126 162
n: 722
p: 0.0066
r: -0.1
Kant: one world
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 130 165
Reject 116 90
n: 501
p: 0.0244
r: 0.1
Aesthetic value: objective
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 277 230
Reject 158 193
n: 858
p: 0.0035
r: 0.1
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 49 256
Reject 29 189
n: 523
p: 0.0243
r: 0.1
Ought implies can: yes
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 330 141
Reject 198 129
n: 798
p: 0.007
r: 0.09
Concepts: nativism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 129 216
Reject 80 176
n: 601
p: 0.0214
r: -0.09
Truth: deflationary
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 119 388
Reject 114 247
n: 868
p: 0.007
r: -0.09
Knowledge claims: relativism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 20 463
Reject 20 303
n: 806
p: 0.0094
r: 0.09
Aim of philosophy: truth/knowledge
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 292 244
Reject 161 202
n: 899
p: 0.0065
r: -0.09
Experience machine: yes
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 66 464
Reject 63 301
n: 894
p: 0.0067
r: -0.09
Properties: tropes
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 46 297
Reject 54 182
n: 579
p: 0.0309
r: -0.09
Other minds: worms
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 114 365
Reject 87 245
n: 811
p: 0.0119
r: -0.09
Chinese room: understands
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 73 362
Reject 81 239
n: 755
p: 0.0156
r: 0.09
Causation: primitive
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 103 292
Reject 58 206
n: 659
p: 0.0257
r: 0.09
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 168 331
Reject 88 256
n: 843
p: 0.0129
r: -0.08
Laws of nature: Humean
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 152 355
Reject 127 220
n: 854
p: 0.0146
r: 0.08
Science: scientific realism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 451 87
Reject 290 79
n: 907
p: 0.0129
r: 0.08
Race categories: revise
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 152 247
Reject 85 181
n: 665
p: 0.0347
r: -0.08
Free will: no free will
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 63 497
Reject 58 322
n: 940
p: 0.0122
r: 0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 289 267
Reject 168 219
n: 943
p: 0.0123
r: 0.08
Well-being: objective list
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 231 148
Reject 157 124
n: 660
p: 0.0401
r: 0.08
Normative ethics: deontology
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 204 309
Reject 109 225
n: 847
p: 0.0203
r: -0.08
Gender: psychological
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 106 379
Reject 85 258
n: 828
p: 0.0241
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 167 278
Reject 97 227
n: 769
p: 0.0325
r: -0.08
True contradictions: actual
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 45 379
Reject 40 248
n: 712
p: 0.0399
r: -0.08
Aim of philosophy: understanding
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 315 219
Reject 247 117
n: 898
p: 0.0222
r: -0.08
Philosophical knowledge: none
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 13 455
Reject 16 314
n: 798
p: 0.0333
r: 0.08
True contradictions: impossible
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 338 86
Reject 213 75
n: 712
p: 0.0448
r: 0.08
Philosophical knowledge: a lot
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 299 170
Reject 188 143
n: 800
p: 0.0337
r: -0.07
Philosophical progress: a little
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 252 304
Reject 203 184
n: 943
p: 0.0284
r: -0.07
External world: skepticism
Possible worlds: abstract Accept Reject
Accept 30 525
Reject 31 352
n: 938
p: 0.0385

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.15
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 131 443
Reject 49 357
n: 980
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Tradition: Analytic
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 518 47
Reject 340 62
n: 967
p: 0.0002
r: -0.11
Region of PhD: Europe
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 33 393
Reject 39 260
n: 725
p: 0.0025
r: -0.11
Tradition: Other tradition
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 30 535
Reject 46 356
n: 967
p: 0.0005
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Reid
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 21 405
Reject 3 317
n: 746
p: 0.0048
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Frege
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 46 380
Reject 19 301
n: 746
p: 0.0049
r: -0.1
AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 13 561
Reject 18 388
n: 980
p: 0.0024
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Hegel
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 5 421
Reject 15 305
n: 746
p: 0.0098
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Berkeley
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 7 419
Reject 0 320
n: 746
p: 0.0137
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Hume
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 60 366
Reject 71 249
n: 746
p: 0.0194
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Moore
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 25 401
Reject 9 311
n: 746
p: 0.0242
r: 0.08
AOS: Epistemology
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 172 402
Reject 91 315
n: 980
p: 0.0098
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Parfit
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 22 404
Reject 9 311
n: 746
p: 0.0353
r: 0.07
AOS: Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 72 502
Reject 29 377
n: 980
p: 0.0192
r: 0.07
Region of PhD: United States
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 299 127
Reject 189 110
n: 725
p: 0.0459
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Russell
Possible worlds: abstract Yes No
Accept 40 386
Reject 18 302
n: 746
p: 0.0473