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Correlations with: AOS:Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

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

Personal identity:biological view

0.138

biological view

not biological view

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

71.4%

(10/14)

21.4%

(3/14)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

18.3%

(147/799)

60.5%

(484/799)

Response pairs: 813 p-value: < 0.001

God:theism

0.1

atheism

theism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

41.1%

(7/17)

35.2%

(6/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

74.5%

(671/900)

17.1%

(154/900)

Response pairs: 917 p-value: 0.002

Normative ethics:virtue ethics

0.088

virtue ethics

not virtue ethics

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

50%

(7/14)

35.7%

(5/14)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

20.6%

(162/786)

65.3%

(514/786)

Response pairs: 800 p-value: 0.012

Free will:libertarianism

0.085

libertarianism

not libertarianism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

35.2%

(6/17)

52.9%

(9/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

13.8%

(122/882)

77%

(680/882)

Response pairs: 899 p-value: 0.01

Politics:libertarianism

0.076

libertarianism

not libertarianism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

36.3%

(4/11)

54.5%

(6/11)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

11.8%

(88/740)

70.2%

(520/740)

Response pairs: 751 p-value: 0.037

Teletransporter:survival

0.067

survival

death

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

66.6%

(10/15)

20%

(3/15)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

41%

(330/803)

37.3%

(300/803)

Response pairs: 818 p-value: 0.055

Moral judgment:cognitvism

0.067

non-cognitivism

cognitivism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~7.6%

(~1/13)

~92.3%

(~12/13)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

19.4%

(168/862)

71.9%

(620/862)

Response pairs: 875 p-value: 0.047

Logic:non-classical

0.066

non-classical

classical

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

42.8%

(6/14)

42.8%

(6/14)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

23.4%

(185/789)

61.3%

(484/789)

Response pairs: 803 p-value: 0.061

Trolley problem:don't switch

0.065

switch

don't switch

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

53.3%

(8/15)

20%

(3/15)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

74.3%

(631/849)

11.4%

(97/849)

Response pairs: 864 p-value: 0.056

Meta-ethics:moral realism

0.061

moral realism

moral anti-realism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

80%

(12/15)

~6.6%

(~1/15)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

58.4%

(515/881)

32.9%

(290/881)

Response pairs: 896 p-value: 0.067

Zombies:metaphysically possible

0.059

metaphysically possible

not metaphysically possible

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

53.3%

(8/15)

40%

(6/15)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

25.8%

(209/810)

60.3%

(489/810)

Response pairs: 825 p-value: 0.09

not Personal identity:psychological view

0.056

psychological view

not psychological view

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

21.4%

(3/14)

71.4%

(10/14)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

38.7%

(310/799)

40.1%

(321/799)

Response pairs: 813 p-value: 0.11

not Normative ethics:consequentialism

0.055

consequentialism

not consequentialism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~7.1%

(~1/14)

78.5%

(11/14)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

27.8%

(219/786)

58.1%

(457/786)

Response pairs: 800 p-value: 0.12

Mind:non-physicalism

0.055

physicalism

non-physicalism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

43.7%

(7/16)

43.7%

(7/16)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

57.8%

(522/902)

30.4%

(275/902)

Response pairs: 918 p-value: 0.095

not Politics:egalitarianism

0.054

egalitarianism

not egalitarianism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~9%

(~1/11)

72.7%

(8/11)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

43.5%

(322/740)

38.6%

(286/740)

Response pairs: 751 p-value: 0.139

Abstract objects:nominalism

0.05

nominalism

Platonism

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

58.8%

(10/17)

41.1%

(7/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

39.1%

(343/877)

50%

(439/877)

Response pairs: 894 p-value: 0.135

Philosophical orientation

Answer

Corrrelation coefficient

xian:Aristotle

0.165

Aristotle

not Aristotle

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

52.9%

(9/17)

47%

(8/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

11.9%

(109/914)

88%

(805/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

AOS:Philosophy of Religion

0.151

Philosophy of Religion

not Philosophy of Religion

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

29.4%

(5/17)

70.5%

(12/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

4.5%

(42/914)

95.4%

(872/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

AOS:Ancient Greek Philosophy

0.121

Ancient Greek Philosophy

not Ancient Greek Philosophy

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

29.4%

(5/17)

70.5%

(12/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

6.4%

(59/914)

93.5%

(855/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

xian:Socrates

0.114

Socrates

not Socrates

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

1.3%

(12/914)

98.6%

(902/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

xian:Descartes

0.093

Descartes

not Descartes

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

1.8%

(17/914)

98.1%

(897/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.004

tradition:continental

0.077

continental

analytic

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

58.8%

(10/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

3.7%

(34/914)

88.6%

(810/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.018

not AOS:Philosophy of Language

0.064

Philosophy of Language

not Philosophy of Language

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

18.8%

(172/914)

81.1%

(742/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.05

not AOS:Normative Ethics

0.057

Normative Ethics

not Normative Ethics

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

15.2%

(139/914)

84.7%

(775/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.082

xian:Plato

0.054

Plato

not Plato

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

3.8%

(35/914)

96.1%

(879/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.099

AOS:17th/18th Century Philosophy

0.051

17th/18th Century Philosophy

not 17th/18th Century Philosophy

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

23.5%

(4/17)

76.4%

(13/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

11.2%

(103/914)

88.7%

(811/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.119

Background questions

Answer

Corrrelation coefficient

phd_region:Canada

0.072

Canada

not Canada

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

2.7%

(25/914)

97.2%

(889/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.028

nationality_region:United Kingdom

0.068

United Kingdom

not United Kingdom

Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

35.2%

(6/17)

64.7%

(11/17)

not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

16.1%

(148/914)

83.8%

(766/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.038

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Correlations with: AOS:Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

Main Survey questions

Philosophical orientation

Background questions