Survey Results

Correlations

Race: social

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: 0.45
Gender: social
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 810 152
Reject 152 226
n: 1340
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
Gender categories: preserve
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 88 499
Reject 96 134
n: 817
p < 0.0001
r: -0.28
Gender: biological
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 245 700
Reject 182 197
n: 1324
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Gender categories: revise
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 379 211
Reject 78 152
n: 820
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Politics: capitalism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 151 415
Reject 128 115
n: 809
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Race categories: revise
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 236 317
Reject 48 174
n: 775
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Political philosophy: libertarianism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 91 734
Reject 90 230
n: 1145
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 302 259
Reject 67 163
n: 791
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Abortion: permissible
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 574 70
Reject 212 73
n: 929
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Rational disagreement: non-permissivism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 91 466
Reject 71 178
n: 806
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Capital punishment: permissible
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 86 553
Reject 79 204
n: 922
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 75 486
Reject 60 170
n: 791
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 469 507
Reject 258 157
n: 1391
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Morality: constructivism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 157 416
Reject 32 215
n: 820
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Free will: compatibilism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 668 300
Reject 228 187
n: 1383
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 72 223
Reject 24 121
n: 440
p: 0.0006
r: 0.16
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 470 360
Reject 126 193
n: 1149
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Race categories: eliminate
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 234 317
Reject 117 105
n: 773
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 444 525
Reject 146 269
n: 1384
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Propositional attitudes: representational
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 237 189
Reject 89 116
n: 631
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Meaning of life: subjective
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 380 454
Reject 114 241
n: 1189
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 258 656
Reject 80 317
n: 1311
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Mind: physicalism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 569 353
Reject 199 206
n: 1327
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Extended mind: yes
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 327 214
Reject 110 117
n: 768
p: 0.0003
r: 0.13
Eating animals and animal products: vegetarianism (no and yes)
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 316 661
Reject 86 329
n: 1392
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 213 300
Reject 110 111
n: 734
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Free will: libertarianism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 164 803
Reject 120 294
n: 1381
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 248 285
Reject 89 142
n: 764
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 213 286
Reject 78 137
n: 714
p: 0.001
r: 0.12
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 659 310
Reject 238 177
n: 1384
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Kant: one world
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 217 187
Reject 80 99
n: 583
p: 0.0045
r: 0.11
Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 203 770
Reject 60 355
n: 1388
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Theory of reference: causal
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 254 203
Reject 101 109
n: 667
p: 0.004
r: 0.11
Other minds: future AI systems
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 274 347
Reject 93 186
n: 900
p: 0.0009
r: 0.11
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 494 312
Reject 180 175
n: 1161
p: 0.0002
r: -0.11
Gender: unreal
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 40 858
Reject 21 340
n: 1259
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
True contradictions: actual
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 76 418
Reject 21 218
n: 733
p: 0.0039
r: -0.11
Temporal ontology: presentism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 65 303
Reject 54 143
n: 565
p: 0.0116
r: 0.1
Teletransporter: survival
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 367 436
Reject 118 220
n: 1141
p: 0.0004
r: 0.1
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 133 236
Reject 57 126
n: 552
p: 0.0146
r: -0.1
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 123 372
Reject 78 143
n: 716
p: 0.0063
r: -0.1
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 194 324
Reject 106 127
n: 751
p: 0.0062
r: 0.1
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 53 435
Reject 15 217
n: 720
p: 0.008
r: -0.1
Mental content: internalism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 205 593
Reject 131 225
n: 1154
p: 0.0008
r: 0.1
Personal identity: psychological view
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 453 343
Reject 159 189
n: 1144
p: 0.001
r: 0.1
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 360 609
Reject 125 290
n: 1384
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 152 233
Reject 65 120
n: 570
p: 0.0218
r: -0.09
Theory of reference: descriptive
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 107 350
Reject 58 152
n: 667
p: 0.0149
r: 0.09
Analysis of knowledge: other analysis
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 204 364
Reject 81 164
n: 813
p: 0.0072
r: -0.09
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 332 203
Reject 161 59
n: 755
p: 0.0103
r: -0.09
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 70 445
Reject 41 192
n: 748
p: 0.0108
r: 0.09
Other minds: current AI systems
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 26 595
Reject 6 273
n: 900
p: 0.0063
r: 0.09
Well-being: objective list
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 318 199
Reject 130 103
n: 750
p: 0.0133
r: -0.09
Aesthetic value: objective
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 407 476
Reject 232 164
n: 1279
p: 0.0014
r: 0.09
Consciousness: functionalism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 207 322
Reject 82 161
n: 772
p: 0.0148
r: 0.09
Properties: transcendent universals
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 92 296
Reject 39 163
n: 590
p: 0.0379
r: -0.09
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 12 406
Reject 12 189
n: 619
p: 0.0339
r: -0.08
True contradictions: impossible
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 355 139
Reject 193 46
n: 733
p: 0.0219
r: -0.08
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 594 354
Reject 294 119
n: 1361
p: 0.0019
r: -0.08
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 193 628
Reject 119 229
n: 1169
p: 0.004
r: 0.08
Justification: reliabilism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 196 301
Reject 77 143
n: 717
p: 0.0253
r: -0.08
Method in political philosophy: ideal theory
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 153 305
Reject 63 102
n: 623
p: 0.0381
r: 0.08
Properties: tropes
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 65 324
Reject 41 161
n: 591
p: 0.0442
r: 0.08
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 65 322
Reject 26 159
n: 572
p: 0.0488
r: 0.08
Vagueness: metaphysical
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 198 594
Reject 60 285
n: 1137
p: 0.0057
r: 0.08
Arguments for theism: pragmatic
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 95 395
Reject 32 191
n: 713
p: 0.0323
r: -0.08
Proper names: Fregean
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 259 403
Reject 135 160
n: 957
p: 0.0146
r: -0.08
Values in science: can be either
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 174 389
Reject 89 141
n: 793
p: 0.0267
r: 0.08
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 528 295
Reject 187 161
n: 1171
p: 0.0072
r: -0.08
Race categories: preserve
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 39 512
Reject 32 189
n: 772
p: 0.0342
r: 0.07
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 124 555
Reject 49 255
n: 983
p: 0.0189
r: -0.07
Wittgenstein: early
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 131 396
Reject 69 160
n: 756
p: 0.0414
r: -0.07
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 155 669
Reject 79 272
n: 1175
p: 0.0124
r: 0.07
Knowledge: empiricism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 474 315
Reject 191 158
n: 1138
p: 0.014
r: 0.07
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 415 165
Reject 170 90
n: 840
p: 0.0369
r: -0.07
God: theism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 179 803
Reject 103 298
n: 1383
p: 0.0098
r: 0.07
Other minds: plants
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 52 569
Reject 16 263
n: 900
p: 0.0452
r: -0.07
Personal identity: biological view
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 162 634
Reject 98 250
n: 1144
p: 0.0256
r: 0.07
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 338 580
Reject 132 271
n: 1321
p: 0.0168
r: 0.06
Truth: epistemic
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 114 768
Reject 38 340
n: 1260
p: 0.0254
r: 0.06
Normative ethics: deontology
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 354 545
Reject 129 261
n: 1289
p: 0.0273
r: 0.06
Gender: psychological
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 256 697
Reject 66 309
n: 1328
p: 0.0312
r: 0.06
Knowledge claims: relativism
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 51 771
Reject 14 333
n: 1169
p: 0.0433
r: -0.06
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 470 499
Reject 240 175
n: 1384
p: 0.0301
r: 0.05
Aim of philosophy: understanding
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 602 336
Reject 234 176
n: 1348
p: 0.0496

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.22
Region of nationality: Europe
Race: social Yes No
Accept 141 821
Reject 133 285
n: 1380
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Region of nationality: United States
Race: social Yes No
Accept 563 399
Reject 167 251
n: 1380
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Region of affiliation: Europe
Race: social Yes No
Accept 123 915
Reject 109 326
n: 1473
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Region of affiliation: United States
Race: social Yes No
Accept 638 400
Reject 195 240
n: 1473
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Other demographics: YOB
Race: social Yes No
Accept 485 463
Reject 150 260
n: 1358
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Gender: male
Race: social Yes No
Accept 755 262
Reject 376 56
n: 1449
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Gender: female
Race: social Yes No
Accept 257 760
Reject 55 377
n: 1449
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Region of PhD: Europe
Race: social Yes No
Accept 49 708
Reject 39 217
n: 1013
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
AOS: Feminist Philosophy
Race: social Yes No
Accept 71 952
Reject 5 424
n: 1452
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Region of PhD: United States
Race: social Yes No
Accept 549 208
Reject 153 103
n: 1013
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
AOS: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Race: social Yes No
Accept 48 975
Reject 3 426
n: 1452
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Philosopher: Russell
Race: social Yes No
Accept 35 720
Reject 34 296
n: 1085
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Foucault
Race: social Yes No
Accept 24 731
Reject 0 330
n: 1085
p: 0.0003
r: -0.11
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Race: social Yes No
Accept 58 697
Reject 47 283
n: 1085
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Beauvoir
Race: social Yes No
Accept 22 733
Reject 0 330
n: 1085
p: 0.0008
r: 0.09
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Race: social Yes No
Accept 202 821
Reject 54 375
n: 1452
p: 0.0004
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Heidegger
Race: social Yes No
Accept 13 742
Reject 14 316
n: 1085
p: 0.0037
r: -0.08
Philosopher: Frege
Race: social Yes No
Accept 48 707
Reject 37 293
n: 1085
p: 0.0064
r: 0.08
AOS: Normative Ethics
Race: social Yes No
Accept 228 795
Reject 68 361
n: 1452
p: 0.0018
r: -0.08
AOS: Logic and Philosophy of Logic
Race: social Yes No
Accept 77 946
Reject 51 378
n: 1452
p: 0.0025
r: -0.08
Region of PhD: United Kingdom
Race: social Yes No
Accept 86 671
Reject 43 213
n: 1013
p: 0.0132
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Du Bois
Race: social Yes No
Accept 13 742
Reject 0 330
n: 1085
p: 0.0166
r: 0.07
Philosopher: Marx
Race: social Yes No
Accept 39 716
Reject 8 322
n: 1085
p: 0.0196
r: -0.07
AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Race: social Yes No
Accept 25 998
Reject 23 406
n: 1452
p: 0.0131
r: 0.06
AOS: African/Africana Philosophy
Race: social Yes No
Accept 8 1015
Reject 0 429
n: 1452
p: 0.0169
r: 0.06
AOS: Applied Ethics
Race: social Yes No
Accept 148 875
Reject 48 381
n: 1452
p: 0.0212
r: -0.06
Philosopher: Aquinas
Race: social Yes No
Accept 23 732
Reject 22 308
n: 1085
p: 0.0498
r: 0.06
AOS: 19th Century Philosophy
Race: social Yes No
Accept 66 957
Reject 16 413
n: 1452
p: 0.0244
r: -0.05
Region of affiliation: Latin America
Race: social Yes No
Accept 8 1030
Reject 9 426
n: 1473
p: 0.0379