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Correlations with: xian:Moore

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
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.142
non-naturalism naturalism
Moore
61.5%(16/26)
23%(6/26)
not Moore
27.6%(229/829)
57.1%(474/829)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: < 0.001
Abstract objects:Platonism0.118
Platonism nominalism
Moore
70.8%(17/24)
16.6%(4/24)
not Moore
40.3%(351/870)
49%(427/870)
Response pairs: 894   p-value: < 0.001
Knowledge claims:invariantism0.117
invariantism not invariantism
Moore
72.7%(16/22)
18.1%(4/22)
not Moore
35.2%(274/778)
53.2%(414/778)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: < 0.001
Knowledge:rationalism0.116
rationalism empiricism
Moore
62.9%(17/27)
18.5%(5/27)
not Moore
33.7%(301/892)
42.4%(379/892)
Response pairs: 919   p-value: < 0.001
Meta-ethics:moral realism0.11
moral anti-realism moral realism
Moore
~3.8%(~1/26)
84.6%(22/26)
not Moore
29.6%(258/870)
61.7%(537/870)
Response pairs: 896   p-value: < 0.001
Laws of nature:non-Humean0.108
non-Humean Humean
Moore
87.5%(21/24)
~4.1%(~1/24)
not Moore
60.9%(512/840)
29.2%(246/840)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.001
Science:scientific realism0.093
scientific realism scientific anti-realism
Moore
~96%(~24/25)
~4%(~1/25)
not Moore
76.7%(676/881)
15.6%(138/881)
Response pairs: 906   p-value: 0.005
not Knowledge claims:contextualism0.092
contextualism not contextualism
Moore
18.1%(4/22)
72.7%(16/22)
not Moore
47.4%(369/778)
41%(319/778)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.009
Free will:libertarianism0.088
libertarianism not libertarianism
Moore
22.2%(6/27)
51.8%(14/27)
not Moore
13.9%(122/872)
77.4%(675/872)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.008
Politics:libertarianism0.086
libertarianism not libertarianism
Moore
22.7%(5/22)
45.4%(10/22)
not Moore
11.9%(87/729)
70.7%(516/729)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.018
Moral judgment:cognitvism0.085
non-cognitivism cognitivism
Moore
~3.8%(~1/26)
~96.1%(~25/26)
not Moore
19.6%(167/849)
71.6%(608/849)
Response pairs: 875   p-value: 0.011
Proper names:Millian0.082
Millian Fregean
Moore
69.5%(16/23)
26%(6/23)
not Moore
41.4%(315/760)
41.4%(315/760)
Response pairs: 783   p-value: 0.021
A priori knowledge:yes0.072
yes no
Moore
~96.1%(~25/26)
~3.8%(~1/26)
not Moore
71.9%(642/892)
19.9%(178/892)
Response pairs: 918   p-value: 0.029
Teletransporter:death0.07
death survival
Moore
53.8%(14/26)
30.7%(8/26)
not Moore
35.2%(279/792)
43.1%(342/792)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: 0.045
not Zombies:inconceivable0.07
inconceivable not inconceivable
Moore
~4%(~1/25)
84%(21/25)
not Moore
18.5%(148/800)
67.7%(542/800)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.044
Mental content:externalism0.068
externalism internalism
Moore
76%(19/25)
12%(3/25)
not Moore
59.2%(493/832)
26%(217/832)
Response pairs: 857   p-value: 0.046
not Personal identity:psychological view0.068
psychological view not psychological view
Moore
26%(6/23)
65.2%(15/23)
not Moore
38.8%(307/790)
40%(316/790)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.052
Aesthetic value:objective0.067
objective subjective
Moore
69.2%(18/26)
26.9%(7/26)
not Moore
44.6%(388/869)
39.9%(347/869)
Response pairs: 895   p-value: 0.045
Moral motivation:externalism0.064
internalism externalism
Moore
40.9%(9/22)
50%(11/22)
not Moore
44.5%(333/748)
37.7%(282/748)
Response pairs: 770   p-value: 0.075
Truth:correspondence0.063
correspondence not correspondence
Moore
73%(19/26)
26.9%(7/26)
not Moore
54.2%(454/837)
39.5%(331/837)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.064
Personal identity:biological view0.06
biological view not biological view
Moore
39.1%(9/23)
52.1%(12/23)
not Moore
18.7%(148/790)
60.1%(475/790)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.087
External world:non-skeptical realism0.059
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
Moore
~96.2%(~26/27)
~3.7%(~1/27)
not Moore
82.7%(735/888)
13.4%(119/888)
Response pairs: 915   p-value: 0.074

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Normative Ethics0.089
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
Moore
33.3%(9/27)
66.6%(18/27)
not Moore
14.3%(130/904)
85.6%(774/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.006
xian:Russell0.083
Russell not Russell
Moore
18.5%(5/27)
81.4%(22/27)
not Moore
6.1%(56/904)
93.8%(848/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.011
AOS:Meta-Ethics0.082
Meta-Ethics not Meta-Ethics
Moore
25.9%(7/27)
74%(20/27)
not Moore
10.5%(95/904)
89.4%(809/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.012
xian:Locke0.066
Locke not Locke
Moore
11.1%(3/27)
88.8%(24/27)
not Moore
3.5%(32/904)
96.4%(872/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.044
not xian:Kant0.064
Kant not Kant
Moore
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Moore
12.5%(113/904)
87.5%(791/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.05
tradition:analytic0.059
analytic continental
Moore
~96.2%(~26/27)
~3.7%(~1/27)
not Moore
87.7%(793/904)
3.7%(34/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.071
AOS:Epistemology0.057
Epistemology not Epistemology
Moore
29.6%(8/27)
70.3%(19/27)
not Moore
16.8%(152/904)
83.1%(752/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082
not AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.057
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
Moore
~3.7%(~1/27)
~96.2%(~26/27)
not Moore
10.3%(94/904)
89.6%(810/904)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.082

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
gender:male0.067
male female
Moore
~96.2%(~26/27)
~3.7%(~1/27)
not Moore
81.1%(693/854)
18.8%(161/854)
Response pairs: 881   p-value: 0.046
response_time-0.052
response_time ≥ median response_time < median
Moore
42.3%(11/26)
57.6%(15/26)
not Moore
50.2%(442/879)
49.7%(437/879)
Response pairs: 905   p-value: 0.118