Survey Results

Correlations

Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist

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: 0.18
Properties: classes
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 9 40
Reject 52 408
n: 509
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Cosmological fine-tuning: multiverse
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 13 33
Reject 75 430
n: 551
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Normative concepts: fit
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 8 43
Reject 39 444
n: 534
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Foundations of mathematics: structuralism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 10 30
Reject 86 268
n: 394
p: 0.0058
r: -0.13
Mental content: internalism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 9 65
Reject 190 434
n: 698
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 6 44
Reject 23 552
n: 625
p: 0.0022
r: 0.12
Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 19 30
Reject 116 317
n: 482
p: 0.008
r: 0.12
Grounds of intentionality: inferential
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 11 42
Reject 43 383
n: 479
p: 0.0093
r: 0.12
Consciousness: functionalism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 28 29
Reject 223 368
n: 648
p: 0.0027
r: -0.12
Gender categories: preserve
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 8 47
Reject 122 429
n: 606
p: 0.0038
r: 0.12
Causation: primitive
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 16 37
Reject 120 410
n: 583
p: 0.0047
r: 0.12
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 14 21
Reject 67 280
n: 382
p: 0.0241
r: 0.11
Possible worlds: concrete
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 6 53
Reject 29 590
n: 678
p: 0.0029
r: 0.11
Kant: one world
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 28 22
Reject 189 210
n: 449
p: 0.02
r: 0.11
Extended mind: yes
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 42 24
Reject 291 282
n: 639
p: 0.0076
r: 0.1
Other minds: plants
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 11 50
Reject 41 606
n: 708
p: 0.0058
r: 0.1
Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 19 46
Reject 86 460
n: 611
p: 0.0141
r: 0.1
Race: social
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 53 15
Reject 435 217
n: 720
p: 0.008
r: 0.1
Arguments for theism: ontological
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 9 47
Reject 57 477
n: 590
p: 0.0166
r: 0.1
Metaontology: anti-realism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 5 42
Reject 57 376
n: 480
p: 0.031
r: 0.1
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 44 12
Reject 345 198
n: 599
p: 0.0183
r: 0.1
Zombies: inconceivable
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 17 51
Reject 118 534
n: 720
p: 0.0097
r: -0.1
Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 18 27
Reject 232 291
n: 568
p: 0.0219
r: -0.09
Trolley problem: switch
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 48 20
Reject 502 153
n: 723
p: 0.0112
r: -0.09
Other minds: adult humans
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 61 0
Reject 639 8
n: 708
p: 0.0121
r: 0.09
Gender: social
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 51 18
Reject 431 207
n: 707
p: 0.0137
r: 0.09
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 17 46
Reject 130 481
n: 674
p: 0.0184
r: 0.09
Temporal ontology: growing block
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 13 37
Reject 81 374
n: 505
p: 0.0416
r: 0.09
Propositions: acts
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 6 45
Reject 37 441
n: 529
p: 0.0402
r: 0.09
Justification: reliabilism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 27 23
Reject 207 350
n: 607
p: 0.0299
r: 0.09
Truth: epistemic
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 10 61
Reject 61 597
n: 729
p: 0.0183
r: -0.09
Personal identity: psychological view
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 30 38
Reject 307 303
n: 678
p: 0.0255
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: none
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 5 69
Reject 17 701
n: 792
p: 0.016
r: 0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 27 35
Reject 217 407
n: 686
p: 0.0282
r: 0.08
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 35 23
Reject 354 299
n: 711
p: 0.0289
r: -0.08
Gender: biological
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 19 50
Reject 225 411
n: 705
p: 0.036
r: -0.08
Race: biological
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 13 54
Reject 150 502
n: 719
p: 0.0345
r: 0.08
External world: idealism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 5 68
Reject 42 681
n: 796
p: 0.0279
r: -0.07
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Accept Reject
Accept 53 18
Reject 512 183
n: 766
p: 0.0415

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.16
Other demographics: YOB
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 47 26
Reject 339 365
n: 777
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Region of PhD: United Kingdom
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 14 41
Reject 64 498
n: 617
p: 0.0046
r: 0.11
Region of nationality: United Kingdom
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 16 57
Reject 61 649
n: 783
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Davidson
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 7 52
Reject 18 547
n: 624
p: 0.0053
r: 0.11
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 27 51
Reject 142 605
n: 825
p: 0.0025
r: -0.1
Region of nationality: United States
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 28 45
Reject 394 316
n: 783
p: 0.0037
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Carnap
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 11 48
Reject 33 532
n: 624
p: 0.0125
r: 0.1
Region of affiliation: United Kingdom
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist Yes No
Accept 16 61
Reject 77 671
n: 825
p: 0.0046