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: 0.2	Quantum mechanics: epistemic
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	26	85
Reject	35	284

n: 430

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Material composition: restrictivism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	58	56
Reject	126	198

n: 438

p: 0.0003

r: 0.17	Principle of sufficient reason: true
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	94	105
Reject	169	355

n: 723

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	38	123
Reject	78	391

n: 630

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Material composition: universalism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	86
Reject	117	207

n: 438

p: 0.0031

r: 0.13	Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	28	116
Reject	56	360

n: 560

p: 0.0016

r: 0.13	Propositions: simple entities
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	148
Reject	30	445

n: 643

p: 0.001

r: 0.13	Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	18	217
Reject	34	662

n: 931

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Arguments for theism: ontological
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	30	151
Reject	42	452

n: 675

p: 0.0019

r: 0.12	Aesthetic value: objective
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	174	134
Reject	406	440

n: 1154

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	Temporal ontology: growing block
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	38	113
Reject	71	356

n: 578

p: 0.0056

r: -0.11	Human genetic engineering: permissible
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	141	66
Reject	421	148

n: 776

p: 0.0016

r: -0.11	Abortion: permissible
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	186	43
Reject	529	87

n: 845

p: 0.0014

r: 0.11	Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	5	153
Reject	14	441

n: 613

p: 0.0069

r: -0.11	Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	51	112
Reject	160	307

n: 630

p: 0.0082

r: -0.11	Plato: knowledge only of forms
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	76	68
Reject	199	128

n: 471

p: 0.0226

r: 0.1	Logic: classical
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	195	73
Reject	439	288

n: 995

p: 0.0011

r: 0.1	Knowledge claims: invariantism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	107	192
Reject	226	582

n: 1107

p: 0.0006

r: 0.1	Propositions: acts
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	147
Reject	37	438

n: 642

p: 0.0098

r: -0.1	Other minds: flies
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	57	164
Reject	242	381

n: 844

p: 0.0031

r: 0.1	Personal identity: further-fact view
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	60	215
Reject	142	638

n: 1055

p: 0.0015

r: 0.1	Hume: skeptic
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	83	100
Reject	171	297

n: 651

p: 0.0143

r: 0.09	Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	48	189
Reject	119	581

n: 937

p: 0.0038

r: 0.09	Aim of philosophy: happiness
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	51	251
Reject	111	738

n: 1151

p: 0.0021

r: -0.09	Other minds: cats
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	198	23
Reject	583	40

n: 844

p: 0.009

r: -0.09	Other minds: fish
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	135	86
Reject	439	184

n: 844

p: 0.0106

r: 0.09	Well-being: objective list
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	120	64
Reject	283	212

n: 679

p: 0.0225

r: 0.09	Normative ethics: deontology
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	123	180
Reject	292	557

n: 1152

p: 0.003

r: -0.09	Knowledge claims: contextualism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	163	136
Reject	461	348

n: 1108

p: 0.0038

r: -0.09	Other minds: newborn babies
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	185	36
Reject	552	71

n: 844

p: 0.0117

r: 0.09	Wittgenstein: early
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	66	123
Reject	138	382

n: 709

p: 0.0232

r: 0.08	Analysis of knowledge: justified true belief
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	60	145
Reject	135	445

n: 785

p: 0.0176

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

n: 1165

p: 0.004

r: -0.08	Morality: expressivism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	14	190
Reject	77	484

n: 765

p: 0.0202

r: 0.08	Gender: biological
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	120	172
Reject	254	572

n: 1118

p: 0.0056

r: -0.08	Well-being: desire satisfaction
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	35	148
Reject	109	386

n: 678

p: 0.0329

r: -0.08	Trolley problem: switch
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	207	83
Reject	632	206

n: 1128

p: 0.0062

r: 0.08	Political philosophy: libertarianism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	50	221
Reject	116	619

n: 1006

p: 0.0105

r: 0.08	God: theism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	75	252
Reject	168	752

n: 1247

p: 0.0053

r: 0.08	Free will: libertarianism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	79	242
Reject	180	749

n: 1250

p: 0.0053

r: -0.08	Epistemic justification: internalism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	97	205
Reject	357	491

n: 1150

p: 0.0095

r: -0.08	Values in science: can be either
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	60	143
Reject	193	345

n: 741

p: 0.0412

r: -0.07	Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	141	117
Reject	462	343

n: 1063

p: 0.0195

r: 0.07	Gender: unreal
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	20	245
Reject	29	765

n: 1059

p: 0.0208

r: 0.07	Possible worlds: concrete
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	16	193
Reject	28	585

n: 822

p: 0.0462

r: 0.07	Meaning of life: objective
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	117	155
Reject	300	485

n: 1057

p: 0.024

r: 0.07	Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	77	228
Reject	203	662

n: 1170

p: 0.0215

r: 0.07	Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	114	211
Reject	308	618

n: 1251

p: 0.0179

r: -0.07	Personal identity: psychological view
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	138	140
Reject	398	386

n: 1062

p: 0.0321

r: 0.06	Political philosophy: communitarianism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	98	175
Reject	220	516

n: 1009

p: 0.0394

r: 0.06	Knowledge claims: relativism
Vagueness: epistemic	Accept	Reject
Accept	21	277
Reject	42	766

n: 1106

p: 0.0479

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.13	Philosopher: Aristotle
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	69	191
Reject	115	588

n: 963

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Philosopher: Reid
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	12	248
Reject	15	688

n: 963

p: 0.0006

r: -0.11	Philosopher: Lewis
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	20	240
Reject	88	615

n: 963

p: 0.0007

r: -0.1	AOS: Philosophy of Language
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	50	290
Reject	212	749

n: 1301

p: 0.0004

r: 0.1	AOS: Applied Ethics
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	48	292
Reject	86	875

n: 1301

p: 0.0004

r: -0.09	AOS: Metaphysics
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	78	262
Reject	257	704

n: 1301

p: 0.0021

r: 0.07	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	39	301
Reject	69	892

n: 1301

p: 0.009

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Plato
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	21	239
Reject	35	668

n: 963

p: 0.0251

r: 0.06	Philosopher: Popper
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	7	253
Reject	7	696

n: 963

p: 0.0439

r: 0.06	AOS: Philosophy of Action
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	28	312
Reject	57	904

n: 1301

p: 0.0206

r: 0.06	AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	27	313
Reject	41	920

n: 1301

p: 0.0417

r: 0.06	AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Vagueness: epistemic	Yes	No
Accept	60	280
Reject	123	838

n: 1301

p: 0.0456