According to a recent study by Carneades.org, between 20% and 25% of Americans support varying forms of philosophical skepticism.

Most Americans (60.3%) agree or strongly agree with the two central propositions at the heart of philosophical feminism (that men and women should be equal, but women are treated worse in some situations), whether or not they identify as feminists according to a March 2026 study by Carneades.org.

When asked whether the meaning of a work of art should be based on the intent of the author, the reception of the audience, or objective facts about the artwork, 46.8% said that the audience's reception of the piece gave it meaning.

Based on a representative, random survey of 1,000 Americans, approximately 69% of the US believes in incompatibilist free will (often called libertarianism, though it is unrelated to the political position).

Most Americans don't believe in Moral Realism. Noncognitivism is the most popular with a plurality supporting Emotivism.

A national survey of what Americans think about philosophy.

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