Survey Results

Correlations

Properties: classes

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: 0.32
Propositions: sets
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 20 37
Reject 26 413
n: 496
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 19 43
Reject 85 370
n: 517
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 14 41
Reject 50 369
n: 474
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Laws of nature: Humean
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 39 39
Reject 132 415
n: 625
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 32 33
Reject 152 300
n: 517
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Well-being: objective list
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 16 40
Reject 264 154
n: 474
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 52 23
Reject 247 241
n: 563
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Well-being: desire satisfaction
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 21 35
Reject 73 346
n: 475
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 22 31
Reject 102 286
n: 441
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Morality: error theory
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 5 51
Reject 29 465
n: 550
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Metaontology: anti-realism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 10 43
Reject 38 349
n: 440
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Practical reason: Humean
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 28 27
Reject 118 269
n: 442
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 8 57
Reject 23 433
n: 521
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Material composition: universalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 18 19
Reject 103 228
n: 368
p: 0.0005
r: -0.18
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 15 38
Reject 208 181
n: 442
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 9 52
Reject 40 408
n: 509
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Morality: constructivism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 16 40
Reject 80 416
n: 552
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Aesthetic value: objective
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 31 46
Reject 311 212
n: 600
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Material composition: restrictivism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 10 27
Reject 159 172
n: 368
p: 0.0011
r: 0.17
Belief or credence: credence
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 24 29
Reject 123 263
n: 439
p: 0.0004
r: -0.17
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 43 35
Reject 411 145
n: 634
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Morality: non-naturalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 7 49
Reject 172 323
n: 551
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Temporal ontology: growing block
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 13 42
Reject 77 335
n: 467
p: 0.0003
r: -0.17
God: theism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 10 74
Reject 151 411
n: 646
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender categories: preserve
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 10 48
Reject 116 328
n: 502
p: 0.0003
r: 0.16
Knowledge: empiricism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 49 25
Reject 225 244
n: 543
p: 0.0002
r: -0.16
Concepts: nativism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 14 45
Reject 158 242
n: 459
p: 0.0008
r: -0.16
Abstract objects: Platonism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 32 53
Reject 288 240
n: 613
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Consciousness: functionalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 37 30
Reject 153 322
n: 542
p: 0.0003
r: 0.15
Consciousness: eliminativism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 6 60
Reject 21 454
n: 541
p: 0.0005
r: -0.15
Free will: libertarianism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 12 72
Reject 148 414
n: 646
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
True contradictions: actual
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 9 51
Reject 54 430
n: 544
p: 0.0006
r: -0.14
Other minds: newborn babies
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 60 12
Reject 448 51
n: 571
p: 0.0006
r: -0.14
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 6 46
Reject 161 282
n: 495
p: 0.0015
r: 0.14
Aesthetic experience: pleasure
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 10 34
Reject 44 282
n: 370
p: 0.0061
r: -0.14
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 19 57
Reject 194 306
n: 576
p: 0.0008
r: -0.14
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 20 35
Reject 173 213
n: 441
p: 0.0035
r: 0.14
Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 25 25
Reject 103 292
n: 445
p: 0.0037
r: 0.14
Free will: compatibilism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 57 27
Reject 332 233
n: 649
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 23 43
Reject 118 381
n: 565
p: 0.0011
r: -0.13
Meaning of life: objective
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 20 56
Reject 236 250
n: 562
p: 0.0015
r: 0.13
Extended mind: yes
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 39 22
Reject 220 239
n: 520
p: 0.0022
r: 0.13
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 16 28
Reject 52 238
n: 334
p: 0.0168
r: 0.13
External world: skepticism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 6 74
Reject 32 538
n: 650
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Truth: epistemic
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 7 74
Reject 44 485
n: 610
p: 0.0013
r: 0.13
Possible worlds: concrete
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 7 64
Reject 25 482
n: 578
p: 0.0017
r: 0.13
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 19 34
Reject 102 303
n: 458
p: 0.0057
r: 0.13
Morality: expressivism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 8 48
Reject 48 448
n: 552
p: 0.0026
r: 0.13
Gender categories: eliminate
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 17 41
Reject 58 387
n: 503
p: 0.0045
r: 0.13
Foundations of mathematics: set-theoretic
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 13 37
Reject 55 263
n: 368
p: 0.0162
r: 0.12
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 29 37
Reject 177 276
n: 519
p: 0.005
r: 0.12
Mind uploading: survival
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 29 41
Reject 120 344
n: 534
p: 0.0049
r: 0.12
Mind: physicalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 53 31
Reject 288 264
n: 636
p: 0.0022
r: 0.12
Justification: coherentism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 14 38
Reject 90 353
n: 495
p: 0.0073
r: 0.12
Personal identity: psychological view
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 40 26
Reject 217 264
n: 547
p: 0.0049
r: -0.12
Science: scientific realism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 63 16
Reject 469 92
n: 640
p: 0.0024
r: -0.12
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 48 31
Reject 433 115
n: 627
p: 0.0027
r: 0.12
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 41 31
Reject 200 251
n: 523
p: 0.0069
r: -0.12
True contradictions: impossible
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 42 18
Reject 386 98
n: 544
p: 0.006
r: 0.12
Cosmological fine-tuning: multiverse
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 13 40
Reject 54 352
n: 459
p: 0.0126
r: 0.12
Abortion: permissible
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 67 5
Reject 404 106
n: 582
p: 0.0051
r: -0.11
Arguments for theism: cosmological
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 7 47
Reject 134 299
n: 487
p: 0.0115
r: -0.11
Gender: biological
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 24 45
Reject 192 308
n: 569
p: 0.0064
r: -0.11
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 11 55
Reject 91 362
n: 519
p: 0.0093
r: 0.11
Experience machine: yes
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 20 55
Reject 63 478
n: 616
p: 0.0046
r: -0.11
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 6 37
Reject 77 214
n: 334
p: 0.0429
r: -0.11
Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 50 34
Reject 325 240
n: 649
p: 0.0052
r: -0.11
Time: A-theory
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 14 47
Reject 152 282
n: 495
p: 0.0179
r: 0.1
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 6 54
Reject 17 467
n: 544
p: 0.0144
r: 0.1
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 12 46
Reject 52 319
n: 429
p: 0.0302
r: 0.1
Chinese room: understands
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 19 42
Reject 88 387
n: 536
p: 0.016
r: 0.1
Kant: one world
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 28 20
Reject 163 176
n: 387
p: 0.041
r: 0.1
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 60 26
Reject 353 211
n: 650
p: 0.0084
r: 0.1
Gender: social
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 49 24
Reject 338 164
n: 575
p: 0.0144
r: 0.1
Causation: nonexistent
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 5 60
Reject 19 428
n: 512
p: 0.0216
r: 0.1
Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 33 40
Reject 212 315
n: 600
p: 0.014
r: -0.1
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 20 46
Reject 185 314
n: 565
p: 0.019
r: 0.1
Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 14 70
Reject 91 471
n: 646
p: 0.0124
r: 0.1
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 52 25
Reject 245 256
n: 578
p: 0.0193
r: 0.1
Arguments for theism: pragmatic
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 11 43
Reject 60 365
n: 479
p: 0.0348
r: 0.09
Normative concepts: reasons
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 19 33
Reject 106 284
n: 442
p: 0.0473
r: -0.09
Temporal ontology: presentism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 6 49
Reject 98 316
n: 469
p: 0.0424
r: 0.09
Perceptual experience: representationalism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 39 26
Reject 220 242
n: 527
p: 0.0345
r: 0.09
Gender categories: revise
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 30 28
Reject 238 206
n: 502
p: 0.0394
r: 0.09
Other minds: future AI systems
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 40 32
Reject 185 314
n: 571
p: 0.0281
r: 0.09
Normative ethics: consequentialism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 36 40
Reject 170 354
n: 600
p: 0.0247
r: 0.09
Justification: reliabilism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 25 27
Reject 167 274
n: 493
p: 0.0431
r: 0.09
Response to external-world skepticism: contextualist
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 8 54
Reject 55 392
n: 509
p: 0.0405
r: 0.09
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 25 51
Reject 96 387
n: 559
p: 0.0324
r: 0.09
Teletransporter: survival
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 35 34
Reject 186 312
n: 567
p: 0.0341
r: -0.09
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 21 51
Reject 173 352
n: 597
p: 0.0311
r: -0.09
Consciousness: dualism
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 12 55
Reject 141 334
n: 542
p: 0.0402
r: 0.09
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 31 55
Reject 173 391
n: 650
p: 0.0251
r: -0.08
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 33 53
Reject 339 225
n: 650
p: 0.0329
r: 0.08
Free will: no free will
Properties: classes Accept Reject
Accept 13 71
Reject 66 499
n: 649
p: 0.0424

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.21
AOS: Metaphysics
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 16 72
Reject 213 369
n: 670
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Region of PhD: Oceania
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 11 51
Reject 14 424
n: 500
p: 0.0003
r: 0.16
Region of nationality: Oceania
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 10 70
Reject 17 541
n: 638
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Region of PhD: United States
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 28 34
Reject 308 130
n: 500
p: 0.0003
r: -0.12
Region of nationality: United States
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 24 56
Reject 316 242
n: 638
p: 0.0018
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Mill
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 5 68
Reject 16 450
n: 539
p: 0.0089
r: 0.11
Gender: female
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 16 71
Reject 65 514
n: 666
p: 0.0049
r: 0.11
Region of nationality: Canada
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 13 67
Reject 35 523
n: 638
p: 0.0066
r: -0.1
Gender: male
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 71 16
Reject 513 66
n: 666
p: 0.0077
r: -0.1
Region of affiliation: United States
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 35 51
Reject 352 237
n: 675
p: 0.008
r: 0.1
AOS: Decision Theory
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 5 83
Reject 8 574
n: 670
p: 0.0103
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Parfit
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 5 68
Reject 15 451
n: 539
p: 0.0216
r: -0.09
AOS: Epistemology
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 13 75
Reject 167 415
n: 670
p: 0.0145
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Hume
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 15 58
Reject 73 393
n: 539
p: 0.0416
r: 0.08
Region of affiliation: Oceania
Properties: classes Yes No
Accept 8 78
Reject 24 565
n: 675
p: 0.0495