Survey Results

Correlations

Propositional attitudes: representational

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.29
Abstract objects: Platonism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 200 130
Reject 106 196
n: 632
p < 0.0001
r: 0.28
Perceptual experience: representationalism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 203 119
Reject 87 172
n: 581
p < 0.0001
r: -0.28
Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 44 275
Reject 62 196
n: 577
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Units of selection: genes
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 115 76
Reject 83 111
n: 385
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Propositions: nonexistent
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 38 251
Reject 57 178
n: 524
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Concepts: nativism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 121 137
Reject 59 171
n: 488
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 130 112
Reject 78 142
n: 462
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Propositions: structured entities
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 164 126
Reject 69 167
n: 526
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 49 245
Reject 75 189
n: 558
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 76 164
Reject 124 125
n: 489
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
True contradictions: impossible
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 249 50
Reject 182 84
n: 565
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Material composition: nihilism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 9 179
Reject 16 133
n: 337
p: 0.0003
r: -0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 57 222
Reject 80 149
n: 508
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 123 138
Reject 64 153
n: 478
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Wittgenstein: early
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 104 187
Reject 52 212
n: 555
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Possible worlds: abstract
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 217 108
Reject 147 149
n: 621
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Truth: correspondence
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 232 108
Reject 157 155
n: 652
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Possible worlds: nonexistent
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 81 244
Reject 111 184
n: 620
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Theory of reference: causal
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 175 107
Reject 104 142
n: 528
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Properties: transcendent universals
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 79 177
Reject 27 194
n: 477
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Science: scientific realism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 317 37
Reject 228 82
n: 664
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 96 230
Reject 154 157
n: 637
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Immortality: yes
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 175 136
Reject 115 183
n: 609
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Knowledge: empiricism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 137 157
Reject 183 93
n: 570
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Theory of reference: deflationary
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 32 243
Reject 57 187
n: 519
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
True contradictions: actual
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 25 274
Reject 48 218
n: 565
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 253 96
Reject 201 141
n: 691
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Political philosophy: communitarianism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 67 215
Reject 105 167
n: 554
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 52 130
Reject 27 150
n: 359
p: 0.0025
r: 0.15
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 122 197
Reject 84 217
n: 620
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Justification: coherentism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 50 237
Reject 75 174
n: 536
p: 0.0004
r: -0.15
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 68 174
Reject 76 142
n: 460
p: 0.0012
r: -0.15
Propositions: acts
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 19 270
Reject 28 207
n: 524
p: 0.0006
r: -0.15
Metaontology: anti-realism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 22 219
Reject 37 182
n: 460
p: 0.0015
r: 0.15
Race: social
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 237 89
Reject 189 116
n: 631
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Moral principles: moral generalism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 184 103
Reject 144 137
n: 568
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Continuum hypothesis: determinate
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 85 98
Reject 46 90
n: 319
p: 0.0129
r: 0.14
Aim of philosophy: truth/knowledge
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 186 154
Reject 138 182
n: 660
p: 0.0004
r: -0.14
Grounds of intentionality: phenomenal
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 25 235
Reject 36 182
n: 478
p: 0.0024
r: 0.14
Plato: knowledge only of forms
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 110 66
Reject 101 99
n: 376
p: 0.0081
r: -0.14
Moral motivation: internalism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 126 164
Reject 147 138
n: 575
p: 0.001
r: -0.13
Race: unreal
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 44 272
Reject 73 228
n: 617
p: 0.0008
r: -0.13
Spacetime: relationism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 94 119
Reject 105 88
n: 406
p: 0.0068
r: -0.13
External world: idealism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 15 343
Reject 29 305
n: 692
p: 0.0004
r: -0.13
Extended mind: yes
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 151 156
Reject 170 107
n: 584
p: 0.0012
r: 0.13
Temporal ontology: eternalism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 110 126
Reject 78 139
n: 453
p: 0.0047
r: 0.13
Other minds: future AI systems
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 156 167
Reject 107 196
n: 626
p: 0.001
r: 0.13
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 156 128
Reject 110 162
n: 556
p: 0.0026
r: 0.13
External world: non-skeptical realism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 318 40
Reject 275 58
n: 691
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 146 139
Reject 113 151
n: 549
p: 0.003
r: 0.12
Foundations of mathematics: set-theoretic
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 43 155
Reject 22 166
n: 386
p: 0.0143
r: 0.12
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 68 223
Reject 39 233
n: 563
p: 0.0032
r: 0.12
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 175 174
Reject 136 206
n: 691
p: 0.0013
r: -0.12
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 11 307
Reject 21 235
n: 574
p: 0.0035
r: 0.12
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 189 73
Reject 168 93
n: 523
p: 0.0058
r: 0.12
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 268 66
Reject 225 101
n: 660
p: 0.002
r: -0.12
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 157 164
Reject 178 123
n: 622
p: 0.0028
r: -0.12
Truth: deflationary
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 91 249
Reject 99 213
n: 652
p: 0.0023
r: 0.12
A priori knowledge: yes
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 290 64
Reject 249 88
n: 691
p: 0.0018
r: -0.12
Morality: constructivism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 47 252
Reject 73 213
n: 585
p: 0.0045
r: -0.12
Race categories: eliminate
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 104 155
Reject 127 127
n: 513
p: 0.0079
r: 0.12
Practical reason: Kantian
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 48 191
Reject 42 205
n: 486
p: 0.0102
r: 0.11
Free will: compatibilism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 233 110
Reject 194 147
n: 684
p: 0.0029
r: -0.11
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 37 224
Reject 36 181
n: 478
p: 0.013
r: -0.11
Temporal ontology: presentism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 40 196
Reject 53 164
n: 453
p: 0.0192
r: 0.11
Logic: classical
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 192 94
Reject 168 107
n: 561
p: 0.0107
r: -0.11
Other minds: worms
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 73 250
Reject 89 214
n: 626
p: 0.0071
r: 0.11
Practical reason: Humean
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 91 150
Reject 79 170
n: 490
p: 0.0176
r: -0.11
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 103 188
Reject 128 144
n: 563
p: 0.0111
r: -0.11
External world: skepticism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 19 339
Reject 24 310
n: 692
p: 0.0051
r: -0.11
Statue and lump: one thing
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 93 188
Reject 96 142
n: 519
p: 0.016
r: -0.1
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 99 192
Reject 108 166
n: 565
p: 0.013
r: 0.1
Philosophical progress: a lot
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 197 165
Reject 147 182
n: 691
p: 0.0062
r: 0.1
Mind uploading: survival
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 96 203
Reject 67 192
n: 558
p: 0.0149
r: 0.1
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 257 101
Reject 211 129
n: 698
p: 0.0066
r: 0.1
Normative ethics: deontology
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 123 205
Reject 106 203
n: 637
p: 0.0106
r: -0.1
Knowledge claims: relativism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 11 309
Reject 22 278
n: 620
p: 0.0134
r: -0.1
Other minds: flies
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 111 212
Reject 113 190
n: 626
p: 0.0137
r: -0.1
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 10 289
Reject 18 248
n: 565
p: 0.0193
r: -0.1
Free will: libertarianism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 61 281
Reject 84 256
n: 682
p: 0.0108
r: 0.1
Arguments for theism: design
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 67 198
Reject 39 203
n: 507
p: 0.0286
r: 0.09
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate)
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 172 107
Reject 111 118
n: 508
p: 0.0331
r: 0.09
Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 154 177
Reject 111 196
n: 638
p: 0.0176
r: 0.09
Response to external-world skepticism: epistemic externalist
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 77 213
Reject 47 217
n: 554
p: 0.0281
r: 0.09
Morality: naturalist realism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 122 177
Reject 92 195
n: 586
p: 0.0245
r: -0.09
Truth: epistemic
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 20 318
Reject 39 273
n: 650
p: 0.0179
r: 0.09
Teletransporter: survival
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 128 182
Reject 95 184
n: 589
p: 0.0257
r: -0.09
Propositions: simple entities
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 19 271
Reject 19 216
n: 525
p: 0.0361
r: -0.09
Belief or credence: credence
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 88 175
Reject 85 144
n: 492
p: 0.0464
r: 0.09
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 105 181
Reject 63 185
n: 534
p: 0.0399
r: -0.09
Aim of philosophy: happiness
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 36 286
Reject 55 256
n: 633
p: 0.0259
r: -0.09
Consciousness: panpsychism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 18 289
Reject 28 245
n: 580
p: 0.0333
r: -0.09
Philosophical knowledge: none
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 8 315
Reject 12 275
n: 610
p: 0.0304
r: 0.09
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 229 72
Reject 198 86
n: 585
p: 0.0356
r: -0.08
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 94 233
Reject 111 203
n: 641
p: 0.0323
r: -0.08
Causation: nonexistent
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 10 273
Reject 14 241
n: 538
p: 0.0499
r: 0.08
Rational disagreement: non-permissivism
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 75 220
Reject 45 239
n: 579
p: 0.0458
r: -0.08
Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 65 262
Reject 89 227
n: 643
p: 0.0443
r: -0.08
Aim of philosophy: understanding
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 201 137
Reject 206 114
n: 658
p: 0.0423
r: 0.08
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Propositional attitudes: representational Accept Reject
Accept 240 109
Reject 217 125
n: 691
p: 0.0398

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.24
Tradition: Analytic
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 336 19
Reject 283 59
n: 697
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Philosopher: Russell
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 36 236
Reject 10 272
n: 554
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Tradition: Other tradition
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 16 339
Reject 42 300
n: 697
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Philosopher: Frege
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 42 230
Reject 16 266
n: 554
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 16 256
Reject 37 245
n: 554
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 104 258
Reject 63 289
n: 714
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Philosopher: Lewis
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 46 226
Reject 23 259
n: 554
p: 0.0031
r: -0.12
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 23 339
Reject 53 299
n: 714
p: 0.0021
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Reid
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 15 257
Reject 3 279
n: 554
p: 0.0071
r: -0.11
Philosopher: Aristotle
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 38 234
Reject 61 221
n: 554
p: 0.0083
r: 0.11
AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 116 246
Reject 76 276
n: 714
p: 0.0041
r: -0.1
AOS: 20th Century Philosophy
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 18 344
Reject 35 317
n: 714
p: 0.0052
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Anscombe
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 5 267
Reject 14 268
n: 554
p: 0.0333
r: 0.09
Gender: male
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 321 38
Reject 283 65
n: 707
p: 0.0223
r: -0.08
Philosopher: Hegel
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 6 266
Reject 12 270
n: 554
p: 0.0479
r: -0.08
Gender: female
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 38 321
Reject 63 285
n: 707
p: 0.029
r: -0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 10 352
Reject 18 334
n: 714
p: 0.0314
r: 0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Computing and Information
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 9 353
Reject 5 347
n: 714
p: 0.038
r: 0.08
AOS: Epistemology
Propositional attitudes: representational Yes No
Accept 125 237
Reject 92 260
n: 714
p: 0.0434