Survey Results

Correlations

Category

Answer

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: 0.34	Metaontology: anti-realism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	18	39
Reject	54	459

n: 570

p < 0.0001

r: 0.28	True contradictions: actual
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	21	39
Reject	67	625

n: 752

p < 0.0001

r: -0.26	True contradictions: impossible
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	26	34
Reject	553	139

n: 752

p < 0.0001

r: 0.24	Consciousness: panpsychism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	15	57
Reject	47	676

n: 795

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Foundations of mathematics: constructivism/intuitionism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	18	35
Reject	56	361

n: 470

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	9	48
Reject	244	272

n: 573

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	62	31
Reject	278	411

n: 782

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	32	38
Reject	145	525

n: 740

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Other minds: plants
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	17	68
Reject	38	757

n: 880

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	External world: idealism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	126
Reject	73	1182

n: 1401

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Justification: coherentism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	34	40
Reject	161	519

n: 754

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Science: scientific realism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	96	47
Reject	983	215

n: 1341

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Morality: constructivism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	35	50
Reject	143	602

n: 830

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	Politics: capitalism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	71
Reject	273	427

n: 784

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	External world: non-skeptical realism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	109	36
Reject	1100	152

n: 1397

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Material composition: nihilism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	5	27
Reject	33	364

n: 429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	29	32
Reject	128	446

n: 635

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	External world: skepticism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	17	129
Reject	68	1186

n: 1400

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Extended mind: yes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	59	19
Reject	347	335

n: 760

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Continuum hypothesis: determinate
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	31
Reject	152	201

n: 397

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Values in science: necessarily value-free
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	8	85
Reject	142	547

n: 782

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Spacetime: relationism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	34	17
Reject	205	248

n: 504

p < 0.0001

r: 0.16	Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	91	62
Reject	445	689

n: 1287

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Logic: classical
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	49	65
Reject	629	309

n: 1052

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	52	107
Reject	689	524

n: 1372

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	Gender categories: preserve
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	79
Reject	168	513

n: 773

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	A priori knowledge: yes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	102	51
Reject	986	253

n: 1392

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Other minds: current AI systems
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	8	77
Reject	20	775

n: 880

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	Knowledge claims: invariantism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	23	122
Reject	318	734

n: 1197

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Possible worlds: concrete
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	8	78
Reject	39	744

n: 869

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Propositions: acts
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	43
Reject	44	542

n: 640

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Laws of nature: Humean
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	58	81
Reject	351	766

n: 1256

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	7	53
Reject	34	658

n: 752

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Knowledge claims: contextualism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	107	38
Reject	591	463

n: 1199

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Abortion: permissible
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	90	9
Reject	672	142

n: 913

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Aim of philosophy: happiness
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	30	127
Reject	143	980

n: 1280

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	6	55
Reject	123	477

n: 661

p: 0.0002

r: -0.14	Capital punishment: permissible
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	8	83
Reject	163	648

n: 902

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	50	44
Reject	444	198

n: 736

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Arguments for theism: pragmatic
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	23	49
Reject	102	541

n: 715

p: 0.0002

r: -0.14	Units of selection: genes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	24	40
Reject	236	219

n: 519

p: 0.0017

r: 0.14	Proper names: Fregean
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	55	40
Reject	350	562

n: 1007

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Race: biological
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	22	130
Reject	243	865

n: 1260

p < 0.0001

r: -0.13	Abstract objects: Platonism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	41	91
Reject	520	607

n: 1259

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	Cosmological fine-tuning: multiverse
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	45
Reject	88	513

n: 662

p: 0.0007

r: 0.13	Properties: classes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	7	44
Reject	74	485

n: 610

p: 0.0013

r: -0.13	Immortality: yes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	30	55
Reject	402	393

n: 880

p < 0.0001

r: -0.13	Consciousness: dualism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	9	63
Reject	194	528

n: 794

p: 0.0003

r: 0.13	Propositional attitudes: dispositional
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	31
Reject	197	393

n: 649

p: 0.001

r: 0.13	Grounds of intentionality: phenomenal
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	47
Reject	64	451

n: 573

p: 0.0022

r: 0.13	Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	19	57
Reject	84	581

n: 741

p: 0.0005

r: 0.13	Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	49	111
Reject	281	867

n: 1308

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	Gender: social
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	109	39
Reject	757	342

n: 1247

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Principle of sufficient reason: true
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	43	39
Reject	250	443

n: 775

p: 0.0006

r: -0.11	Material composition: restrictivism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	10	22
Reject	169	228

n: 429

p: 0.0184

r: 0.11	Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	29	43
Reject	187	580

n: 839

p: 0.0012

r: 0.11	Eating animals and animal products: vegetarianism (no and yes)
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	57	100
Reject	330	889

n: 1376

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Chinese room: understands
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	17	63
Reject	145	589

n: 814

p: 0.002

r: -0.11	Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	10	63
Reject	213	467

n: 753

p: 0.0036

r: -0.11	Moral principles: moral generalism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	41	43
Reject	433	280

n: 797

p: 0.0027

r: 0.11	Propositions: sets
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	6	48
Reject	54	532

n: 640

p: 0.0074

r: 0.1	Moral motivation: internalism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	81	50
Reject	429	536

n: 1096

p: 0.0005

r: 0.1	Causation: process/production
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	24	38
Reject	149	506

n: 717

p: 0.0054

r: 0.1	Grounds of intentionality: inferential
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	48
Reject	53	461

n: 573

p: 0.0131

r: 0.1	Theory of reference: deflationary
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	46
Reject	102	518

n: 682

p: 0.0073

r: 0.1	Philosophical knowledge: none
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	5	88
Reject	27	753

n: 873

p: 0.0025

r: 0.1	Gender categories: revise
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	59	34
Reject	373	310

n: 776

p: 0.0049

r: 0.1	Kant: one world
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	39	28
Reject	229	255

n: 551

p: 0.0216

r: -0.1	Wittgenstein: early
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	18	68
Reject	195	471

n: 752

p: 0.0076

r: 0.1	Theory of reference: descriptive
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	43
Reject	151	477

n: 691

p: 0.0107

r: 0.1	Temporal ontology: growing block
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	32
Reject	100	442

n: 585

p: 0.0191

r: -0.1	Ought implies can: yes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	57	36
Reject	524	244

n: 861

p: 0.0049

r: -0.1	Morality: non-naturalism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	14	70
Reject	228	514

n: 826

p: 0.0061

r: -0.09	Concepts: nativism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	15	61
Reject	202	376

n: 654

p: 0.0151

r: -0.09	Plato: knowledge only of forms
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	30	34
Reject	258	180

n: 502

p: 0.0338

r: 0.09	Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	99
Reject	48	854

n: 1014

p: 0.0028

r: -0.09	Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	95	63
Reject	836	380

n: 1374

p: 0.0005

r: -0.09	Propositional attitudes: representational
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	39
Reject	318	273

n: 650

p: 0.0179

r: 0.09	Knowledge claims: relativism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	131
Reject	55	998

n: 1197

p: 0.0014

r: -0.09	Zombies: metaphysically possible
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	97
Reject	322	780

n: 1227

p: 0.0015

r: 0.09	Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	40
Reject	133	464

n: 657

p: 0.0203

r: 0.09	Metaontology: deflationary realism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	41
Reject	164	351

n: 572

p: 0.0305

r: 0.09	Zombies: inconceivable
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	31	94
Reject	189	913

n: 1227

p: 0.0016

r: -0.09	Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	76	83
Reject	756	457

n: 1372

p: 0.0009

r: 0.09	Newcomb's problem: one box
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	26	42
Reject	273	523

n: 864

p: 0.0099

r: -0.09	Meta-ethics: moral realism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	95	52
Reject	829	381

n: 1357

p: 0.0012

r: 0.09	Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	10	61
Reject	61	597

n: 729

p: 0.0183

r: 0.09	Consciousness: identity theory
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	18	54
Reject	104	618

n: 794

p: 0.0139

r: -0.09	Moral judgment: cognitivism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	99	43
Reject	881	298

n: 1321

p: 0.0015

r: -0.09	Trolley problem: switch
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	89	44
Reject	858	257

n: 1248

p: 0.0024

r: -0.08	Environmental ethics: anthropocentric
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	32	50
Reject	282	354

n: 718

p: 0.0231

r: 0.08	Normative concepts: value
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	44	24
Reject	238	338

n: 644

p: 0.0316

r: 0.08	Vagueness: epistemic
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	40	75
Reject	266	784

n: 1165

p: 0.004

r: 0.08	Properties: tropes
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	7	44
Reject	94	467

n: 612

p: 0.0383

r: -0.08	Gender: biological
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	54	96
Reject	353	733

n: 1236

p: 0.0033

r: 0.08	Mental content: internalism
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	53	77
Reject	303	766

n: 1199

p: 0.0039

r: 0.08	Belief or credence: neither
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	15	45
Reject	119	461

n: 640

p: 0.0356

r: 0.08	Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	68	91
Reject	392	821

n: 1372

p: 0.0022

r: 0.08	Gender categories: eliminate
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	22	71
Reject	103	580

n: 776

p: 0.0226

r: -0.08	Theory of reference: causal
Truth: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	21	42
Reject	350	278

n: 691

p: 0.0357

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.2	Tradition: Analytic
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	102	56
Reject	1134	123

n: 1415

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	AOS: Metaphysics
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	9	152
Reject	312	956

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.16	Tradition: Continental
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	26	132
Reject	42	1215

n: 1415

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	Gender: male
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	113	50
Reject	1040	230

n: 1433

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Gender: female
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	49	114
Reject	225	1045

n: 1433

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	Philosopher: Merleau-Ponty
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	10	126
Reject	10	909

n: 1055

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	AOS: 19th Century Philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	20	141
Reject	42	1226

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Tradition: Other tradition
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	30	128
Reject	81	1176

n: 1415

p < 0.0001

r: -0.12	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	10	151
Reject	118	1150

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Beauvoir
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	7	129
Reject	10	909

n: 1055

p: 0.0004

r: 0.11	AOS: Continental Philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	19	142
Reject	38	1230

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Marx
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	12	124
Reject	27	892

n: 1055

p: 0.0004

r: 0.1	Philosopher: Peirce
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	7	129
Reject	12	907

n: 1055

p: 0.0007

r: 0.1	AOS: Applied Ethics
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	32	129
Reject	154	1114

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.1	AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	42	119
Reject	192	1076

n: 1429

p < 0.0001

r: 0.1	AOS: Feminist Philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	12	149
Reject	44	1224

n: 1429

p: 0.0002

r: -0.1	AOS: Philosophy of Language
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	10	151
Reject	223	1045

n: 1429

p: 0.0002

r: 0.09	Philosopher: James
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	11	125
Reject	27	892

n: 1055

p: 0.0031

r: -0.09	Philosopher: Frege
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	6	130
Reject	77	842

n: 1055

p: 0.0043

r: 0.08	AOS: Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	10	151
Reject	31	1237

n: 1429

p: 0.0027

r: -0.07	AOS: Epistemology
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	30	131
Reject	321	947

n: 1429

p: 0.0075

r: 0.07	Region of affiliation: Canada
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	19	145
Reject	76	1221

n: 1461

p: 0.0073

r: 0.07	AOS: 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	22	139
Reject	114	1154

n: 1429

p: 0.0085

r: -0.07	AOS: Meta-Ethics
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	10	151
Reject	191	1077

n: 1429

p: 0.0087

r: 0.07	AOS: Aesthetics
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	15	146
Reject	58	1210

n: 1429

p: 0.0128

r: -0.06	Philosopher: Aristotle
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	20	116
Reject	184	735

n: 1055

p: 0.0394

r: -0.06	Philosopher: Quine
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	6	130
Reject	92	827

n: 1055

p: 0.0446

r: 0.06	Philosopher: Hegel
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	9	127
Reject	17	902

n: 1055

p: 0.0457

r: 0.06	Philosopher: Carnap
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	11	125
Reject	57	862

n: 1055

p: 0.0467

r: 0.06	Philosopher: Dewey
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	9	127
Reject	24	895

n: 1055

p: 0.0479

r: 0.06	Region of nationality: Canada
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	16	136
Reject	85	1118

n: 1355

p: 0.0368

r: 0.05	AOS: Philosophy of Biology
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	12	149
Reject	42	1226

n: 1429

p: 0.0406

r: 0.05	AOS: Asian Philosophy
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	7	154
Reject	19	1249

n: 1429

p: 0.0425

r: -0.05	Region of affiliation: United States
Truth: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	84	80
Reject	747	550

n: 1461

p: 0.0407