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A lot to dive into there, but the God results immediately jump out at me.
Especially those that answered "Other"...
[1] http://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/undergraduate/Courses/2000.html...
In the question, "communitarianism, egalitarianism, or libertarianism", 40% said "Other". I'd really like to know if any one idea dominates here - for example, if 38% of philosophers espouse totalitarianism, that's worth getting into.
If you have a good understanding of consciousness / mind, you can derive the answer for most philosophical problems from that.
Nice, you almost managed to get a spit-take out of me for this post. I'll just note that the philosophers who answered this survey do not appear to agree with you.
I'm most surprised to see deontology so high (nearly as high as consequentialism) under normative ethics.
In the question, "communitarianism, egalitarianism, or libertarianism", 40% said "Other". I'd really like to know if any one idea dominates here - for example, if 38% of philosophers espouse totalitarianism, that's worth getting into.
If you flick the setting at the top to "fine" you get a deeper breakdown. I won't paste it here as it would be quite tedious to format it here.
I was surprised to see so many leaning towards the switch in the Trolley problem. I still haven't made my mind on that.
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That is a big IF. If I had a million dollars, I could buy your love.
I think I have a relatively good understanding of consciousness: * Content of consciousness is the only thing that we can be sure of. Let's say I'm scared. This fact is true no matter if I'm in a dream or hallucinating. (We could argue if "scared" is the correct label for the feeling but that's not the point.) * It's impossible to define consciousness objectively. Subjective definition is simple: Consciousness is my…
I admire your confidence.
Teletransporter (new matter): survival or death?
Accept or lean toward: survival 337 / 931 (36.2%) Other 304 / 931 (32.7%) Accept or lean toward: death 290 / 931 (31.1%)
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Nice, you almost managed to get a spit-take out of me for this post. I'll just note that the philosophers who answered this survey do not appear to agree with you.
Yes, I'm aware that majority of people don't agree with my philosophical views, but I think they're pretty rational, not the usual philosophical babble :)