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Correlations with: AOS:Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

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

Zombies:conceivable but not metaphysically possible

0.122

conceivable but not metaphysically possible

not conceivable but not metaphysically possible

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

78.5%

(11/14)

~7.1%

(~1/14)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

39.4%

(320/811)

46.8%

(380/811)

Response pairs: 825 p-value: < 0.001

Abstract objects:nominalism

0.1

Platonism

nominalism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~6.6%

(~1/15)

80%

(12/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

41.7%

(367/879)

47.6%

(419/879)

Response pairs: 894 p-value: 0.002

not Knowledge claims:invariantism

0.097

invariantism

not invariantism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~8.3%

(~1/12)

~91.6%

(~11/12)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

36.8%

(290/788)

51.6%

(407/788)

Response pairs: 800 p-value: 0.006

Trolley problem:don't switch

0.094

don't switch

switch

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

26.6%

(4/15)

53.3%

(8/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

8.3%

(71/849)

77.2%

(656/849)

Response pairs: 864 p-value: 0.005

Truth:deflationary

0.09

deflationary

not deflationary

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

46.6%

(7/15)

33.3%

(5/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

26.4%

(224/848)

67.8%

(575/848)

Response pairs: 863 p-value: 0.008

Mental content:externalism

0.084

internalism

externalism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~6.6%

(~1/15)

~93.3%

(~14/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

26.3%

(222/842)

58.9%

(496/842)

Response pairs: 857 p-value: 0.013

not Zombies:inconceivable

0.079

inconceivable

not inconceivable

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~7.1%

(~1/14)

~92.8%

(~13/14)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

18.3%

(149/811)

67.9%

(551/811)

Response pairs: 825 p-value: 0.023

Analytic-synthetic distinction:no

0.077

yes

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

52.9%

(9/17)

41.1%

(7/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

27.2%

(246/903)

66.8%

(604/903)

Response pairs: 920 p-value: 0.019

not Politics:libertarianism

0.074

libertarianism

not libertarianism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~6.6%

(~1/15)

80%

(12/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

12.5%

(92/736)

69.8%

(514/736)

Response pairs: 751 p-value: 0.042

Politics:egalitarianism

0.071

egalitarianism

not egalitarianism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

60%

(9/15)

20%

(3/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

42.7%

(315/736)

39.5%

(291/736)

Response pairs: 751 p-value: 0.051

not Zombies:metaphysically possible

0.071

metaphysically possible

not metaphysically possible

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~7.1%

(~1/14)

78.5%

(11/14)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

26.6%

(216/811)

59.6%

(484/811)

Response pairs: 825 p-value: 0.041

not Politics:communitarianism

0.066

communitarianism

not communitarianism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~6.6%

(~1/15)

73.3%

(11/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

17.9%

(132/736)

64.4%

(474/736)

Response pairs: 751 p-value: 0.07

not Truth:correspondence

0.06

correspondence

not correspondence

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

26.6%

(4/15)

53.3%

(8/15)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

55.3%

(469/848)

38.9%

(330/848)

Response pairs: 863 p-value: 0.078

not Personal identity:further-fact view

0.058

further-fact view

not further-fact view

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~7.6%

(~1/13)

76.9%

(10/13)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

14.2%

(114/800)

65%

(520/800)

Response pairs: 813 p-value: 0.098

A priori knowledge:no

0.055

yes

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

29.4%

(5/17)

58.8%

(10/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

18.8%

(170/901)

73.3%

(661/901)

Response pairs: 918 p-value: 0.095

not Free will:libertarianism

0.054

libertarianism

not libertarianism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

14.5%

(128/882)

76.4%

(674/882)

Response pairs: 899 p-value: 0.105

God:atheism

0.054

theism

atheism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

15.1%

(136/900)

76.3%

(687/900)

Response pairs: 917 p-value: 0.102

Teletransporter:death

0.053

death

survival

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

53.8%

(7/13)

30.7%

(4/13)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

35.5%

(286/805)

42.9%

(346/805)

Response pairs: 818 p-value: 0.129

Metaphilosophy:naturalism

0.053

non-naturalism

naturalism

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~7.1%

(~1/14)

71.4%

(10/14)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

28.8%

(243/841)

55.8%

(470/841)

Response pairs: 855 p-value: 0.121

not Personal identity:psychological view

0.051

psychological view

not psychological view

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

23%

(3/13)

53.8%

(7/13)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

38.7%

(310/800)

40.5%

(324/800)

Response pairs: 813 p-value: 0.146

Philosophical orientation

Answer

Corrrelation coefficient

AOS:Social and Political Philosophy

0.134

Social and Political Philosophy

not Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

41.1%

(7/17)

58.8%

(10/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

10.1%

(93/914)

89.8%

(821/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

xian:Wittgenstein

0.109

Wittgenstein

not Wittgenstein

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

29.4%

(5/17)

70.5%

(12/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

7.4%

(68/914)

92.5%

(846/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

xian:Marx

0.052

Marx

not Marx

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

1.3%

(12/914)

98.6%

(902/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.112

Background questions

Answer

Corrrelation coefficient

gender:female

0.22

female

male

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

81.2%

(13/16)

18.7%

(3/16)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

17.2%

(149/865)

82.7%

(716/865)

Response pairs: 881 p-value: < 0.001

phd_region:Canada

0.215

Canada

not Canada

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

29.4%

(5/17)

70.5%

(12/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

2.4%

(22/914)

97.5%

(892/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: < 0.001

year_of_phd

-0.055

year_of_phd ≥ median

year_of_phd < median

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

35.7%

(5/14)

64.2%

(9/14)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

50.6%

(355/701)

49.3%

(346/701)

Response pairs: 715 p-value: 0.141

not phd_region:United Kingdom

0.051

United Kingdom

not United Kingdom

Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

~5.8%

(~1/17)

~94.1%

(~16/17)

not Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality

12.6%

(116/914)

87.3%

(798/914)

Response pairs: 931 p-value: 0.119

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