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Correlations with: xian:Descartes

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
Knowledge:rationalism0.088
rationalism empiricism
Descartes
68.4%(13/19)
15.7%(3/19)
not Descartes
33.8%(305/900)
42.3%(381/900)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: 0.007
Perceptual experience:representationalism0.084
representationalism not representationalism
Descartes
64.7%(11/17)
23.5%(4/17)
not Descartes
40.3%(282/699)
44%(308/699)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.024
Logic:classical0.08
classical non-classical
Descartes
~94.1%(~16/17)
~5.8%(~1/17)
not Descartes
65.2%(513/786)
19.3%(152/786)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: 0.023
not Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.078
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
Descartes
~5.8%(~1/17)
~94.1%(~16/17)
not Descartes
14.5%(102/699)
69.8%(488/699)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.036
not Zombies:inconceivable0.077
inconceivable not inconceivable
Descartes
~5.8%(~1/17)
~94.1%(~16/17)
not Descartes
18.4%(149/808)
67.6%(547/808)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.026
not Knowledge claims:contextualism0.07
contextualism not contextualism
Descartes
33.3%(6/18)
66.6%(12/18)
not Descartes
46.9%(367/782)
41.3%(323/782)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.047
Mental content:internalism0.062
internalism externalism
Descartes
33.3%(6/18)
33.3%(6/18)
not Descartes
25.7%(216/839)
60%(504/839)
Response pairs: 857   p-value: 0.069
Free will:libertarianism0.061
libertarianism not libertarianism
Descartes
26.3%(5/19)
63.1%(12/19)
not Descartes
13.9%(123/880)
76.9%(677/880)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.067
God:atheism0.061
theism atheism
Descartes
~5.2%(~1/19)
~94.7%(~18/19)
not Descartes
15.1%(136/898)
76.1%(684/898)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: 0.064
Zombies:conceivable but not metaphysically possible0.06
conceivable but not metaphysically possible not conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Descartes
64.7%(11/17)
29.4%(5/17)
not Descartes
39.6%(320/808)
46.5%(376/808)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.085
Epistemic justification:internalism0.058
internalism externalism
Descartes
50%(9/18)
38.8%(7/18)
not Descartes
32.9%(280/850)
49%(417/850)
Response pairs: 868   p-value: 0.087
Knowledge claims:invariantism0.054
invariantism not invariantism
Descartes
55.5%(10/18)
44.4%(8/18)
not Descartes
35.8%(280/782)
52.4%(410/782)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.126
Personal identity:further-fact view0.053
further-fact view not further-fact view
Descartes
27.7%(5/18)
50%(9/18)
not Descartes
13.7%(109/795)
65.5%(521/795)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.131
not Personal identity:psychological view0.053
psychological view not psychological view
Descartes
22.2%(4/18)
55.5%(10/18)
not Descartes
38.8%(309/795)
40.3%(321/795)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.131
Teletransporter:death0.052
death survival
Descartes
55.5%(10/18)
27.7%(5/18)
not Descartes
35.3%(283/800)
43.1%(345/800)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: 0.137
Science:scientific realism0.051
scientific realism scientific anti-realism
Descartes
~94.7%(~18/19)
~5.2%(~1/19)
not Descartes
77.1%(684/887)
15.4%(137/887)
Response pairs: 906   p-value: 0.125
Laws of nature:non-Humean0.05
non-Humean Humean
Descartes
84.2%(16/19)
15.7%(3/19)
not Descartes
61.1%(517/845)
28.9%(245/845)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.141

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Epistemology0.135
Epistemology not Epistemology
Descartes
52.6%(10/19)
47.3%(9/19)
not Descartes
16.4%(150/912)
83.5%(762/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.133
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
Descartes
57.8%(11/19)
42.1%(8/19)
not Descartes
19.7%(180/912)
80.2%(732/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy0.093
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Descartes
~5.2%(~1/19)
~94.7%(~18/19)
not Descartes
1.6%(15/912)
98.3%(897/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.004
xian:Locke0.091
Locke not Locke
Descartes
15.7%(3/19)
84.2%(16/19)
not Descartes
3.5%(32/912)
96.4%(880/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.005
xian:Frege0.074
Frege not Frege
Descartes
21%(4/19)
78.9%(15/19)
not Descartes
7.2%(66/912)
92.7%(846/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.023
xian:Husserl0.058
Husserl not Husserl
Descartes
~5.2%(~1/19)
~94.7%(~18/19)
not Descartes
0.9%(9/912)
99%(903/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.076
not xian:Kant0.053
Kant not Kant
Descartes
~5.2%(~1/19)
~94.7%(~18/19)
not Descartes
12.3%(113/912)
87.6%(799/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.106
not AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.05
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Descartes
~5.2%(~1/19)
~94.7%(~18/19)
not Descartes
10.9%(100/912)
89%(812/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not affil:region:United Kingdom0.053
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Descartes
~5.2%(~1/19)
~94.7%(~18/19)
not Descartes
20.2%(185/912)
79.7%(727/912)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.106




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