So with not quite 340 votes in our latest poll, here's the top 20:
| 1. Jerry Fodor (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
| 2. Daniel Dennett loses to Jerry Fodor by 123–93 |
| 3. Hilary Putnam loses to Jerry Fodor by 137–85, loses to Daniel Dennett by 117–110 |
| 4. David Chalmers loses to Jerry Fodor by 143–92, loses to Hilary Putnam by 124–112 |
| 5. Donald Davidson loses to Jerry Fodor by 141–72, loses to David Chalmers by 132–98 |
| 6. Gilbert Ryle loses to Jerry Fodor by 157–69, loses to Donald Davidson by 103–100 |
| 7. Thomas Nagel loses to Jerry Fodor by 153–65, loses to Gilbert Ryle by 108–101 |
| 8. John Searle loses to Jerry Fodor by 162–56, loses to Thomas Nagel by 109–95 |
| 9. Ned Block loses to Jerry Fodor by 167–44, loses to John Searle by 113–93 |
| 10. Noam Chomsky loses to Jerry Fodor by 156–55, loses to Ned Block by 102–99 |
| 11. David K. Lewis loses to Jerry Fodor by 160–47, loses to Noam Chomsky by 101–93 |
| 12. Fred Dretske loses to Jerry Fodor by 171–37, loses to David K. Lewis by 95–90 |
| 13. Jaegwon Kim loses to Jerry Fodor by 170–39, loses to Fred Dretske by 92–84 |
| 14. Frank Jackson loses to Jerry Fodor by 171–36, loses to Jaegwon Kim by 91–82 |
| 15. Tyler Burge loses to Jerry Fodor by 173–36, loses to Frank Jackson by 90–86 |
| 16. David Armstrong loses to Jerry Fodor by 171–36, loses to Tyler Burge by 93–75 |
| 17. Paul Churchland loses to Jerry Fodor by 181–30, loses to David Armstrong by 88–85 |
| 18. Wilfrid Sellars loses to Jerry Fodor by 172–37, loses to Paul Churchland by 93–83 |
| 19. G.E.M. Anscombe loses to Jerry Fodor by 166–48, loses to Wilfrid Sellars by 93–75 |
| 20. Patricia Churchland loses to Jerry Fodor by 179–34, loses to G.E.M. Anscombe by 99–93 |
The top ten still living philosophers of mind from this poll are Fodor, Dennett, Putnam, Chalmers, Nagel, Searle, Block, Chomsky, Kim, and Jackson, and Burge.
I confess to being surprised that Ruth Millikan and Stephen Stich were not in the "top 20," they were just a bit outside. I would not have expected such a strong showing for Ryle, whose views, I thought, had aged badly.
Thoughts from readers about what this reveals about the sociology of the profession and/or the philosophical interst of the results?
