My Survey Responses

Survey Prompt Response
A priori knowledge Lean towards: yes
Abstract objects Lean towards: nominalism
Aim of philosophy Accept a combination of answers:
  • Lean towards Truth/knowledge is an important aim of philosophy
  • Accept Understanding is an important aim of philosophy
  • Lean towards Wisdom is an important aim of philosophy
  • Lean towards Happiness is an important aim of philosophy
  • Lean towards Goodness/justice is an important aim of philosophy
External world Lean towards: non-skeptical realism
God Accept: atheism
Knowledge Lean towards: rationalism
Knowledge claims Lean towards: invariantism
Laws of nature Accept: non-Humean
Logic Accept: non-classical
Meaning of life Lean towards: subjective
Meta-ethics Lean towards: moral anti-realism
Metaphilosophy Accept: naturalism
Moral judgment Lean towards: non-cognitivism
Moral motivation Lean towards: internalism
Normative ethics Accept a combination of answers:
  • Lean towards Deontology
  • Reject Consequentialism
  • Lean towards Virtue ethics
Philosophical methods Accept a combination of answers:
  • Accept Conceptual analysis is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
  • Neutral towards conceptual engineering is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
  • Neutral towards Empirical philosophy is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
  • Neutral towards Experimental philosophy is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
  • Accept Formal philosophy is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
  • Neutral towards Intuition-based philosophy is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
  • Accept Linguistic philosophy is among the most useful/important methods of philosophy
Philosophical progress Accept: a little
Truth Accept an alternative view: Pragmatist
Wittgenstein Accept: late