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Correlations with: Mind:non-physicalism

N = 931 (target faculty). Cut-off = +/-0.05

n < 10 omitted. Some redundant or trivial correlations are not shown.

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Main Survey questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.497
non-naturalism naturalism
non-physicalism
59.8%(143/239)
27.6%(66/239)
physicalism
15.3%(78/509)
73%(372/509)
Response pairs: 846   p-value: < 0.001
Free will:libertarianism0.386
libertarianism not libertarianism
non-physicalism
32.9%(80/243)
59.2%(144/243)
physicalism
5.5%(30/538)
86.9%(468/538)
Response pairs: 887   p-value: < 0.001
God:theism0.362
theism atheism
non-physicalism
32%(80/250)
57.2%(143/250)
physicalism
6.9%(38/550)
87.2%(480/550)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: < 0.001
Knowledge:rationalism0.302
empiricism rationalism
non-physicalism
22.8%(57/250)
56.8%(142/250)
physicalism
51.8%(286/552)
25%(138/552)
Response pairs: 908   p-value: < 0.001
not Free will:compatibilism0.266
compatibilism not compatibilism
non-physicalism
47.3%(115/243)
44.8%(109/243)
physicalism
69.3%(373/538)
23.2%(125/538)
Response pairs: 887   p-value: < 0.001
Zombies:metaphysically possible0.248
metaphysically possible not metaphysically possible
non-physicalism
43.3%(97/224)
47.7%(107/224)
physicalism
18.8%(94/498)
68.6%(342/498)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: < 0.001
not Normative ethics:consequentialism0.234
consequentialism not consequentialism
non-physicalism
13.5%(30/222)
75.2%(167/222)
physicalism
35.4%(171/483)
51.3%(248/483)
Response pairs: 790   p-value: < 0.001
Time:A-theory0.23
A-theory B-theory
non-physicalism
42.2%(65/154)
35%(54/154)
physicalism
24%(87/362)
54.1%(196/362)
Response pairs: 579   p-value: < 0.001
Personal identity:further-fact view0.23
further-fact view not further-fact view
non-physicalism
28.8%(64/222)
56.7%(126/222)
physicalism
7.3%(36/488)
70.6%(345/488)
Response pairs: 805   p-value: < 0.001
A priori knowledge:yes0.225
no yes
non-physicalism
8.6%(22/253)
87.3%(221/253)
physicalism
24.7%(136/549)
66.8%(367/549)
Response pairs: 907   p-value: < 0.001
Abstract objects:Platonism0.217
nominalism Platonism
non-physicalism
29.5%(72/244)
63.5%(155/244)
physicalism
47.6%(256/537)
40.9%(220/537)
Response pairs: 883   p-value: < 0.001
not Perceptual experience:representationalism0.21
representationalism not representationalism
non-physicalism
29.7%(60/202)
57.9%(117/202)
physicalism
47.8%(205/428)
36.6%(157/428)
Response pairs: 710   p-value: < 0.001
Trolley problem:don't switch0.205
switch don't switch
non-physicalism
66.3%(156/235)
18.2%(43/235)
physicalism
80%(416/520)
7.6%(40/520)
Response pairs: 854   p-value: < 0.001
External world:idealism0.191
idealism not idealism
non-physicalism
11.2%(28/250)
84.4%(211/250)
physicalism
1.6%(9/546)
95.6%(522/546)
Response pairs: 902   p-value: < 0.001
not Zombies:conceivable but not metaphysically possible0.173
conceivable but not metaphysically possible not conceivable but not metaphysically possible
non-physicalism
31.6%(71/224)
59.3%(133/224)
physicalism
46.9%(234/498)
40.5%(202/498)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: < 0.001
Aesthetic value:objective0.168
subjective objective
non-physicalism
26.3%(65/247)
58.2%(144/247)
physicalism
45.2%(241/533)
41.8%(223/533)
Response pairs: 885   p-value: < 0.001
Meta-ethics:moral realism0.165
moral anti-realism moral realism
non-physicalism
21.9%(55/251)
74.1%(186/251)
physicalism
35%(186/530)
56.6%(300/530)
Response pairs: 884   p-value: < 0.001
Perceptual experience:qualia theory0.159
qualia theory not qualia theory
non-physicalism
25.7%(52/202)
61.8%(125/202)
physicalism
12.3%(53/428)
72.1%(309/428)
Response pairs: 710   p-value: < 0.001
not Personal identity:biological view0.159
biological view not biological view
non-physicalism
10.8%(24/222)
74.7%(166/222)
physicalism
23.1%(113/488)
54.9%(268/488)
Response pairs: 805   p-value: < 0.001
not Laws of nature:Humean0.154
Humean non-Humean
non-physicalism
15.8%(38/240)
75.4%(181/240)
physicalism
32.6%(169/517)
58.4%(302/517)
Response pairs: 857   p-value: < 0.001
Epistemic justification:internalism0.149
externalism internalism
non-physicalism
44.8%(109/243)
40.7%(99/243)
physicalism
54.6%(284/520)
27.1%(141/520)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: < 0.001
Normative ethics:deontology0.145
deontology not deontology
non-physicalism
41.4%(92/222)
47.2%(105/222)
physicalism
25.4%(123/483)
61.2%(296/483)
Response pairs: 790   p-value: < 0.001
not External world:non-skeptical realism0.144
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
non-physicalism
76%(190/250)
19.6%(49/250)
physicalism
87.5%(478/546)
9.7%(53/546)
Response pairs: 902   p-value: < 0.001
Newcomb's problem:one box0.139
one box two boxes
non-physicalism
36.3%(60/165)
39.3%(65/165)
physicalism
27%(116/429)
51.2%(220/429)
Response pairs: 660   p-value: < 0.001
Science:scientific anti-realism0.137
scientific realism scientific anti-realism
non-physicalism
71%(177/249)
21.6%(54/249)
physicalism
82.3%(449/545)
11%(60/545)
Response pairs: 897   p-value: < 0.001
not Personal identity:psychological view0.123
psychological view not psychological view
non-physicalism
36.4%(81/222)
49%(109/222)
physicalism
42.2%(206/488)
35.8%(175/488)
Response pairs: 805   p-value: < 0.001
not Zombies:inconceivable0.121
inconceivable not inconceivable
non-physicalism
13.3%(30/224)
77.6%(174/224)
physicalism
20.4%(102/498)
67%(334/498)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: < 0.001
Moral judgment:cognitivism0.116
cognitivism non-cognitivism
non-physicalism
77.2%(190/246)
16.6%(41/246)
physicalism
69%(359/520)
23%(120/520)
Response pairs: 865   p-value: < 0.001
Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.112
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
non-physicalism
27.9%(62/222)
60.8%(135/222)
physicalism
18.6%(90/483)
68.1%(329/483)
Response pairs: 790   p-value: 0.001
Mental content:internalism0.105
externalism internalism
non-physicalism
52.5%(123/234)
34.6%(81/234)
physicalism
61.9%(324/523)
23.5%(123/523)
Response pairs: 853   p-value: 0.002
Proper names:Fregean0.101
Millian Fregean
non-physicalism
40.4%(87/215)
49.7%(107/215)
physicalism
45.1%(214/474)
37.9%(180/474)
Response pairs: 776   p-value: 0.004
Politics:communitarianism0.086
communitarianism not communitarianism
non-physicalism
23.1%(49/212)
61.7%(131/212)
physicalism
14.8%(65/438)
69.1%(303/438)
Response pairs: 740   p-value: 0.019
Analytic-synthetic distinction:yes0.084
yes no
non-physicalism
72.7%(184/253)
23.3%(59/253)
physicalism
64.4%(355/551)
30.6%(169/551)
Response pairs: 910   p-value: 0.011
not Politics:egalitarianism0.083
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
non-physicalism
40.5%(86/212)
44.3%(94/212)
physicalism
46.5%(204/438)
37.4%(164/438)
Response pairs: 740   p-value: 0.023
Truth:epistemic0.074
epistemic not epistemic
non-physicalism
11.5%(28/243)
82.3%(200/243)
physicalism
6.1%(32/517)
88.9%(460/517)
Response pairs: 854   p-value: 0.03
Knowledge claims:invariantism0.072
invariantism not invariantism
non-physicalism
43.3%(98/226)
45.5%(103/226)
physicalism
34.3%(165/480)
55.2%(265/480)
Response pairs: 793   p-value: 0.042
Teletransporter:death0.065
survival death
non-physicalism
38%(84/221)
38.9%(86/221)
physicalism
45.9%(226/492)
35.1%(173/492)
Response pairs: 811   p-value: 0.064
Perceptual experience:sense-datum theory0.062
sense-datum theory not sense-datum theory
non-physicalism
5.9%(12/202)
81.6%(165/202)
physicalism
3.5%(15/428)
81%(347/428)
Response pairs: 710   p-value: 0.098
Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.06
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
non-physicalism
17.3%(35/202)
70.2%(142/202)
physicalism
13%(56/428)
71.4%(306/428)
Response pairs: 710   p-value: 0.11
not Truth:correspondence0.057
correspondence not correspondence
non-physicalism
50.2%(122/243)
43.6%(106/243)
physicalism
58%(300/517)
37.1%(192/517)
Response pairs: 854   p-value: 0.095

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Philosophy of Religion0.19
Philosophy of Religion not Philosophy of Religion
non-physicalism
11.7%(30/255)
88.2%(225/255)
physicalism
2.6%(15/556)
97.3%(541/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Plato0.184
Plato not Plato
non-physicalism
9.8%(25/255)
90.1%(230/255)
physicalism
1.2%(7/556)
98.7%(549/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
tradition:continental0.169
continental analytic
non-physicalism
8.2%(21/255)
83.1%(212/255)
physicalism
1.2%(7/556)
91.5%(509/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not xian:Hume0.153
Hume not Hume
non-physicalism
5.8%(15/255)
94.1%(240/255)
physicalism
19.6%(109/556)
80.3%(447/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not AOS:Philosophy of Cognitive Science0.15
Philosophy of Cognitive Science not Philosophy of Cognitive Science
non-physicalism
1.1%(3/255)
98.8%(252/255)
physicalism
8.2%(46/556)
91.7%(510/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not AOS:Philosophy of Biology0.147
Philosophy of Biology not Philosophy of Biology
non-physicalism
~0.3%(~1/255)
~99.6%(~254/255)
physicalism
6.1%(34/556)
93.8%(522/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not xian:Lewis0.146
Lewis not Lewis
non-physicalism
2.7%(7/255)
97.2%(248/255)
physicalism
10.6%(59/556)
89.3%(497/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Ancient Greek Philosophy0.136
Ancient Greek Philosophy not Ancient Greek Philosophy
non-physicalism
10.9%(28/255)
89%(227/255)
physicalism
4.3%(24/556)
95.6%(532/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not xian:Quine0.132
Quine not Quine
non-physicalism
2.3%(6/255)
97.6%(249/255)
physicalism
8.9%(50/556)
91%(506/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.129
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
non-physicalism
5.4%(14/255)
94.5%(241/255)
physicalism
13.3%(74/556)
86.6%(482/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:19th Century Philosophy0.116
19th Century Philosophy not 19th Century Philosophy
non-physicalism
7.8%(20/255)
92.1%(235/255)
physicalism
2.6%(15/556)
97.3%(541/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Wittgenstein0.114
Wittgenstein not Wittgenstein
non-physicalism
12.1%(31/255)
87.8%(224/255)
physicalism
4.8%(27/556)
95.1%(529/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
not AOS:Philosophy of Physical Science0.108
Philosophy of Physical Science not Philosophy of Physical Science
non-physicalism
2.7%(7/255)
97.2%(248/255)
physicalism
8.4%(47/556)
91.5%(509/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.001
xian:Husserl0.104
Husserl not Husserl
non-physicalism
2.7%(7/255)
97.2%(248/255)
physicalism
~0.1%(~1/556)
~99.8%(~555/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.001
xian:Aristotle0.101
Aristotle not Aristotle
non-physicalism
17.2%(44/255)
82.7%(211/255)
physicalism
9.7%(54/556)
90.2%(502/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.002
AOS:17th/18th Century Philosophy0.097
17th/18th Century Philosophy not 17th/18th Century Philosophy
non-physicalism
15.6%(40/255)
84.3%(215/255)
physicalism
9.3%(52/556)
90.6%(504/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.003
xian:Hegel0.096
Hegel not Hegel
non-physicalism
3.5%(9/255)
96.4%(246/255)
physicalism
0.8%(5/556)
99.1%(551/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.003
not AOS:Decision Theory0.096
Decision Theory not Decision Theory
non-physicalism
1.1%(3/255)
98.8%(252/255)
physicalism
4.8%(27/556)
95.1%(529/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.003
not AOS:Philosophy of Probability0.095
Philosophy of Probability not Philosophy of Probability
non-physicalism
~0.3%(~1/255)
~99.6%(~254/255)
physicalism
3%(17/556)
96.9%(539/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.003
metasurvey:accuracy-0.094
accuracy ≥ median accuracy < median
non-physicalism
41.6%(20/48)
58.3%(28/48)
physicalism
53.2%(74/139)
46.7%(65/139)
Response pairs: 209   p-value: 0.175
xian:Kant0.093
Kant not Kant
non-physicalism
16.4%(42/255)
83.5%(213/255)
physicalism
10.2%(57/556)
89.7%(499/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.004
not xian:Carnap0.084
Carnap not Carnap
non-physicalism
2.7%(7/255)
97.2%(248/255)
physicalism
6.4%(36/556)
93.5%(520/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.01
xian:Leibniz0.08
Leibniz not Leibniz
non-physicalism
3.9%(10/255)
96%(245/255)
physicalism
1.2%(7/556)
98.7%(549/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.015
xian:Heidegger0.076
Heidegger not Heidegger
non-physicalism
2.7%(7/255)
97.2%(248/255)
physicalism
0.5%(3/556)
99.4%(553/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.021
AOS:Metaphysics0.076
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
non-physicalism
31.3%(80/255)
68.6%(175/255)
physicalism
23.9%(133/556)
76%(423/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.021
AOS:Continental Philosophy0.069
Continental Philosophy not Continental Philosophy
non-physicalism
3.5%(9/255)
96.4%(246/255)
physicalism
1.4%(8/556)
98.5%(548/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.036
not xian:Mill0.064
Mill not Mill
non-physicalism
1.5%(4/255)
98.4%(251/255)
physicalism
5.3%(30/556)
94.6%(526/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.052
not AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.063
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
non-physicalism
16.4%(42/255)
83.5%(213/255)
physicalism
22.3%(124/556)
77.6%(432/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.056
AOS:Asian Philosophy0.06
Asian Philosophy not Asian Philosophy
non-physicalism
1.9%(5/255)
98%(250/255)
physicalism
0.5%(3/556)
99.4%(553/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.069
not xian:Russell0.055
Russell not Russell
non-physicalism
5%(13/255)
94.9%(242/255)
physicalism
7.5%(42/556)
92.4%(514/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.095
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.052
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
non-physicalism
16.4%(42/255)
83.5%(213/255)
physicalism
18.8%(105/556)
81.1%(451/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.115
not AOS:Philosophy of Social Science0.05
Philosophy of Social Science not Philosophy of Social Science
non-physicalism
1.1%(3/255)
98.8%(252/255)
physicalism
3%(17/556)
96.9%(539/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.13

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not nationality_region:Australasia0.104
Australasia not Australasia
non-physicalism
2.3%(6/255)
97.6%(249/255)
physicalism
7%(39/556)
92.9%(517/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.001
nationality_region:United States0.101
United States not United States
non-physicalism
56.4%(144/255)
43.5%(111/255)
physicalism
47.1%(262/556)
52.8%(294/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.002
not phd_region:Australasia0.087
Australasia not Australasia
non-physicalism
1.5%(4/255)
98.4%(251/255)
physicalism
4.1%(23/556)
95.8%(533/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.008
not affil:region:Australasia0.082
Australasia not Australasia
non-physicalism
3.1%(8/255)
96.8%(247/255)
physicalism
6.8%(38/556)
93.1%(518/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.012
affil:region:United States0.066
United States not United States
non-physicalism
63.5%(162/255)
36.4%(93/255)
physicalism
58.9%(328/556)
41%(228/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.045
not nationality_region:Canada0.061
Canada not Canada
non-physicalism
4.7%(12/255)
95.2%(243/255)
physicalism
8.6%(48/556)
91.3%(508/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.064
not affil:region:Canada0.058
Canada not Canada
non-physicalism
7%(18/255)
92.9%(237/255)
physicalism
9.3%(52/556)
90.6%(504/556)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.079
year_of_birth-0.056
year_of_birth ≥ median year_of_birth < median
non-physicalism
47.9%(115/240)
52%(125/240)
physicalism
52.1%(271/520)
47.8%(249/520)
Response pairs: 861   p-value: 0.1




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