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Correlations with: xian:Plato

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
Mind:non-physicalism0.184
non-physicalism physicalism
Plato
67.5%(25/37)
18.9%(7/37)
not Plato
26.1%(230/881)
62.3%(549/881)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: < 0.001
Abstract objects:Platonism0.174
Platonism nominalism
Plato
80.5%(29/36)
11.1%(4/36)
not Plato
39.5%(339/858)
49.7%(427/858)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: < 0.001
God:theism0.16
atheism theism
Plato
47.2%(17/36)
47.2%(17/36)
not Plato
75%(661/881)
16.2%(143/881)
Response pairs: 917   p-value: < 0.001
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.136
non-naturalism naturalism
Plato
54.2%(19/35)
34.2%(12/35)
not Plato
27.5%(226/820)
57%(468/820)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: < 0.001
Politics:communitarianism0.132
communitarianism not communitarianism
Plato
46.6%(14/30)
40%(12/30)
not Plato
16.5%(119/721)
65.6%(473/721)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: < 0.001
Meta-ethics:moral realism0.1
moral realism moral anti-realism
Plato
80.5%(29/36)
11.1%(4/36)
not Plato
57.9%(498/860)
33.4%(288/860)
Response pairs: 896   p-value: 0.002
Knowledge:rationalism0.096
rationalism empiricism
Plato
59.4%(22/37)
27%(10/37)
not Plato
33.5%(296/882)
42.4%(374/882)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: 0.003
Aesthetic value:objective0.083
objective subjective
Plato
62.1%(23/37)
24.3%(9/37)
not Plato
44.6%(383/858)
40.2%(345/858)
Response pairs: 895   p-value: 0.012
Logic:classical0.073
classical non-classical
Plato
81.8%(27/33)
12.1%(4/33)
not Plato
65%(501/770)
19.3%(149/770)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: 0.038
Moral judgment:cognitivism0.072
cognitivism non-cognitivism
Plato
86.1%(31/36)
11.1%(4/36)
not Plato
70.5%(592/839)
20.7%(174/839)
Response pairs: 875   p-value: 0.033
not Normative ethics:consequentialism0.065
consequentialism not consequentialism
Plato
17.2%(5/29)
75.8%(22/29)
not Plato
27.8%(215/771)
57.8%(446/771)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.066
External world:idealism0.064
idealism not idealism
Plato
8.3%(3/36)
88.8%(32/36)
not Plato
4.2%(37/879)
91.9%(808/879)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: 0.052
Perceptual experience:qualia theory0.064
qualia theory not qualia theory
Plato
26.6%(8/30)
66.6%(20/30)
not Plato
15.4%(106/686)
68.6%(471/686)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.087
Trolley problem:don't switch0.063
switch don't switch
Plato
65.7%(23/35)
20%(7/35)
not Plato
74.3%(616/829)
11.2%(93/829)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.064
Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.062
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
Plato
41.3%(12/29)
51.7%(15/29)
not Plato
20.3%(157/771)
65.3%(504/771)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.079
Moral motivation:internalism0.054
internalism externalism
Plato
61.7%(21/34)
26.4%(9/34)
not Plato
43.6%(321/736)
38.5%(284/736)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.134
not Personal identity:biological view0.054
biological view not biological view
Plato
12.5%(4/32)
78.1%(25/32)
not Plato
19.5%(153/781)
59.1%(462/781)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.123
not Laws of nature:Humean0.052
Humean non-Humean
Plato
16.2%(6/37)
78.3%(29/37)
not Plato
27.2%(225/827)
62.9%(521/827)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.126

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Ancient Greek Philosophy0.357
Ancient Greek Philosophy not Ancient Greek Philosophy
Plato
51.3%(19/37)
48.6%(18/37)
not Plato
5%(45/894)
94.9%(849/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Asian Philosophy0.138
Asian Philosophy not Asian Philosophy
Plato
8.1%(3/37)
91.8%(34/37)
not Plato
0.7%(7/894)
99.2%(887/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Aristotle0.12
Aristotle not Aristotle
Plato
32.4%(12/37)
67.5%(25/37)
not Plato
11.8%(106/894)
88.1%(788/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not xian:Hume0.085
Hume not Hume
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
15.5%(139/894)
84.4%(755/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.009
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.082
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
19.1%(171/894)
80.8%(723/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.012
xian:Nietzsche0.08
Nietzsche not Nietzsche
Plato
8.1%(3/37)
91.8%(34/37)
not Plato
2%(18/894)
97.9%(876/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.014
AOS:Philosophy of Religion0.078
Philosophy of Religion not Philosophy of Religion
Plato
13.5%(5/37)
86.4%(32/37)
not Plato
4.6%(42/894)
95.3%(852/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.017
not AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.076
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
21.1%(189/894)
78.8%(705/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.02
AOS:Continental Philosophy0.068
Continental Philosophy not Continental Philosophy
Plato
8.1%(3/37)
91.8%(34/37)
not Plato
2.4%(22/894)
97.5%(872/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.038
not AOS:Metaphysics0.067
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Plato
10.8%(4/37)
89.1%(33/37)
not Plato
25.7%(230/894)
74.2%(664/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.04
AOS:Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy0.054
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy not Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
1.6%(15/894)
98.3%(879/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.099
not xian:Quine0.053
Quine not Quine
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
6.8%(61/894)
93.1%(833/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.106
not AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.052
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
11%(99/894)
88.9%(795/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.112
not AOS:Philosophy of Cognitive Science0.051
Philosophy of Cognitive Science not Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Plato
~2.7%(~1/37)
~97.2%(~36/37)
not Plato
6.2%(56/894)
93.7%(838/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.119

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
phd_region:Canada0.095
Canada not Canada
Plato
10.8%(4/37)
89.1%(33/37)
not Plato
2.5%(23/894)
97.4%(871/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.003
nationality_region:United States0.056
United States not United States
Plato
64.8%(24/37)
35.1%(13/37)
not Plato
50.3%(450/894)
49.6%(444/894)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.087