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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 view0.138
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:theism0.1
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 ethics0.088
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:libertarianism0.085
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:libertarianism0.076
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:survival0.067
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:cognitvism0.067
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-classical0.066
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 switch0.065
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 realism0.061
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 possible0.059
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 view0.056
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
Mind:non-physicalism0.055
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 Normative ethics:consequentialism0.055
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
not Politics:egalitarianism0.054
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:nominalism0.05
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:Aristotle0.165
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 Religion0.151
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 Philosophy0.121
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:Socrates0.114
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:Descartes0.093
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:continental0.077
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 Language0.064
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 Ethics0.057
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:Plato0.054
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 Philosophy0.051
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:Canada0.072
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 Kingdom0.068
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