Survey Results

Correlations

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.12	Personal identity: biological view
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	50	71
No	238	874

n: 1233

p < 0.0001

r: 0.11	Foundations of mathematics: logicism
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	11	31
No	56	392

n: 490

p: 0.0125

r: 0.11	Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	16	61
No	57	649

n: 783

p: 0.0016

r: 0.11	Perceptual experience: disjunctivism
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	45	87
No	146	771

n: 1049

p: 0.0006

r: -0.1	Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	27	53
No	368	415

n: 863

p: 0.0039

r: 0.09	Causation: primitive
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	31	49
No	145	538

n: 763

p: 0.0088

r: 0.09	Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	40	49
No	256	547

n: 892

p: 0.0054

r: 0.09	True contradictions: impossible
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	73	10
No	552	189

n: 824

p: 0.0094

r: 0.09	Well-being: objective list
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	50	19
No	434	293

n: 796

p: 0.011

r: -0.09	Personal identity: psychological view
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	50	71
No	596	516

n: 1233

p: 0.0026

r: -0.08	Gender categories: revise
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	37	46
No	437	332

n: 852

p: 0.0132

r: 0.08	Other minds: newborn babies
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	91	6
No	769	112

n: 978

p: 0.011

r: -0.08	Morality: constructivism
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	12	73
No	188	623

n: 896

p: 0.0162

r: -0.08	Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	18	112
No	167	751

n: 1048

p: 0.0094

r: -0.07	Arguments for theism: pragmatic
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	7	62
No	131	578

n: 778

p: 0.04

r: 0.07	Truth: deflationary
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	48	82
No	329	895

n: 1354

p: 0.0068

r: -0.07	Race categories: eliminate
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	29	50
No	336	379

n: 794

p: 0.0441

r: -0.07	True contradictions: actual
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	5	78
No	103	638

n: 824

p: 0.0414

r: -0.07	Justification: coherentism
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	11	59
No	205	509

n: 784

p: 0.0483

r: -0.06	Perceptual experience: representationalism
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	55	76
No	428	496

n: 1055

p: 0.0367

r: -0.06	Zombies: metaphysically possible
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	32	109
No	337	832

n: 1310

p: 0.0219

r: 0.06	Meaning of life: nonexistent
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	34	81
No	231	919

n: 1265

p: 0.0266

r: -0.06	Vagueness: metaphysical
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	18	101
No	259	850

n: 1228

p: 0.0323

r: -0.06	Gender: psychological
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	24	107
No	299	916

n: 1346

p: 0.0325

r: -0.06	Meaning of life: subjective
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	42	75
No	482	681

n: 1280

p: 0.0401

r: -0.06	Mental content: internalism
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	37	103
No	327	783

n: 1250

p: 0.0434

r: -0.06	Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Accept	Reject
Yes	37	104
No	470	825

n: 1436

p: 0.0341

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.29	Region of PhD: United States
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	28	76
No	738	273

n: 1115

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	Region of affiliation: United States
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	39	124
No	873	590

n: 1626

p < 0.0001

r: -0.1	Region of affiliation: Europe
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	8	155
No	254	1209

n: 1626

p < 0.0001

r: 0.09	AOS: Metaphilosophy
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	16	143
No	55	1385

n: 1599

p: 0.0003

r: 0.07	Tradition: Analytic
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	146	13
No	1177	247

n: 1583

p: 0.0031

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Quine
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	17	100
No	84	997

n: 1198

p: 0.0124

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	18	99
No	93	988

n: 1198

p: 0.0162

r: 0.07	AOS: Metaphysics
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	48	111
No	302	1138

n: 1599

p: 0.0076

r: 0.06	AOS: Meta-Ethics
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	31	128
No	185	1255

n: 1599

p: 0.0199

r: 0.05	AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	43	116
No	283	1157

n: 1599

p: 0.0281

r: 0.05	Other demographics: YOB
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	82	75
No	655	777

n: 1589

p: 0.0335

r: 0.05	AOS: Aesthetics
Region of nationality: United Kingdom	Yes	No
Yes	14	145
No	72	1368

n: 1599

p: 0.0436