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Correlations with: AOS:Philosophy of Law

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
not Politics:communitarianism0.114
communitarianism not communitarianism
Philosophy of Law
~4%(~1/25)
84%(21/25)
not Philosophy of Law
18.3%(133/726)
63.9%(464/726)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.001
Perceptual experience:qualia theory0.098
qualia theory not qualia theory
Philosophy of Law
28.5%(4/14)
28.5%(4/14)
not Philosophy of Law
15.6%(110/702)
69.3%(487/702)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.008
Normative ethics:deontology0.084
deontology not deontology
Philosophy of Law
48%(12/25)
36%(9/25)
not Philosophy of Law
29.5%(229/775)
56.5%(438/775)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.017
not Politics:libertarianism0.076
libertarianism not libertarianism
Philosophy of Law
~4%(~1/25)
80%(20/25)
not Philosophy of Law
12.5%(91/726)
69.6%(506/726)
Response pairs: 751   p-value: 0.037
not Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.065
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
Philosophy of Law
12%(3/25)
72%(18/25)
not Philosophy of Law
21.4%(166/775)
64.6%(501/775)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.066
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.064
non-naturalism naturalism
Philosophy of Law
38.4%(10/26)
38.4%(10/26)
not Philosophy of Law
28.3%(235/829)
56.6%(470/829)
Response pairs: 855   p-value: 0.061
Meta-ethics:moral realism0.062
moral anti-realism moral realism
Philosophy of Law
14.2%(4/28)
75%(21/28)
not Philosophy of Law
29.4%(256/868)
61.9%(538/868)
Response pairs: 896   p-value: 0.063
not Personal identity:further-fact view0.061
further-fact view not further-fact view
Philosophy of Law
~4.7%(~1/21)
85.7%(18/21)
not Philosophy of Law
14.2%(113/792)
64.6%(512/792)
Response pairs: 813   p-value: 0.082
Perceptual experience:sense-datum theory0.058
sense-datum theory not sense-datum theory
Philosophy of Law
~7.1%(~1/14)
57.1%(8/14)
not Philosophy of Law
4.1%(29/702)
80.9%(568/702)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.121
Zombies:conceivable but not metaphysically possible0.057
conceivable but not metaphysically possible not conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Philosophy of Law
52.3%(11/21)
28.5%(6/21)
not Philosophy of Law
39.8%(320/804)
46.6%(375/804)
Response pairs: 825   p-value: 0.101
Teletransporter:survival0.054
survival death
Philosophy of Law
63.1%(12/19)
26.3%(5/19)
not Philosophy of Law
41%(328/799)
37.2%(298/799)
Response pairs: 818   p-value: 0.122
Analytic-synthetic distinction:yes0.054
yes no
Philosophy of Law
77.7%(21/27)
~3.7%(~1/27)
not Philosophy of Law
65.6%(586/893)
28.7%(257/893)
Response pairs: 920   p-value: 0.101
Truth:correspondence0.051
correspondence not correspondence
Philosophy of Law
78.2%(18/23)
17.3%(4/23)
not Philosophy of Law
54.1%(455/840)
39.7%(334/840)
Response pairs: 863   p-value: 0.134

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
AOS:Social and Political Philosophy0.182
Social and Political Philosophy not Social and Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Law
42.8%(12/28)
57.1%(16/28)
not Philosophy of Law
9.7%(88/903)
90.2%(815/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Mill0.173
Mill not Mill
Philosophy of Law
25%(7/28)
75%(21/28)
not Philosophy of Law
3.8%(35/903)
96.1%(868/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Applied Ethics0.141
Applied Ethics not Applied Ethics
Philosophy of Law
21.4%(6/28)
78.5%(22/28)
not Philosophy of Law
4%(37/903)
95.9%(866/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Normative Ethics0.137
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
Philosophy of Law
42.8%(12/28)
57.1%(16/28)
not Philosophy of Law
14%(127/903)
85.9%(776/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Locke0.13
Locke not Locke
Philosophy of Law
17.8%(5/28)
82.1%(23/28)
not Philosophy of Law
3.3%(30/903)
96.6%(873/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
xian:Rawls0.113
Rawls not Rawls
Philosophy of Law
17.8%(5/28)
82.1%(23/28)
not Philosophy of Law
4%(37/903)
95.9%(866/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
AOS:Philosophy of Action0.111
Philosophy of Action not Philosophy of Action
Philosophy of Law
17.8%(5/28)
82.1%(23/28)
not Philosophy of Law
4.2%(38/903)
95.7%(865/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: < 0.001
not AOS:Metaphysics0.087
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
25.8%(233/903)
74.1%(670/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.007
not AOS:Epistemology0.08
Epistemology not Epistemology
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
17.7%(160/903)
82.2%(743/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.014
not AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.073
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
21%(190/903)
78.9%(713/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.025
not AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.059
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
10.4%(94/903)
89.5%(809/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.071
not AOS:Philosophy of Language0.051
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
18.8%(170/903)
81.1%(733/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.119
xian:Kant0.05
Kant not Kant
Philosophy of Law
21.4%(6/28)
78.5%(22/28)
not Philosophy of Law
11.8%(107/903)
88.1%(796/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127
not xian:Frege0.05
Frege not Frege
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
7.7%(70/903)
92.2%(833/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not affil:region:United Kingdom0.072
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
20.4%(185/903)
79.5%(718/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.028
not nationality_region:United Kingdom0.061
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
Philosophy of Law
~3.5%(~1/28)
~96.4%(~27/28)
not Philosophy of Law
16.9%(153/903)
83%(750/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.062
nationality_region:Canada0.05
Canada not Canada
Philosophy of Law
14.2%(4/28)
85.7%(24/28)
not Philosophy of Law
6.7%(61/903)
93.2%(842/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127
affil:region:United States0.05
United States not United States
Philosophy of Law
75%(21/28)
25%(7/28)
not Philosophy of Law
60.6%(548/903)
39.3%(355/903)
Response pairs: 931   p-value: 0.127