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Interpreting Luciano Floridi's 'What is a Philosophical Question?'

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Interpreting Luciano Floridi's 'What is a Philosophical Question?'

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What is the two-fold task of philosophy according to the text?

Exploration of history and prediction of future events

Interpretation of texts and formulation of new questions

Analysis of questions and synthesis of answers (correct)

Discussion of philosophical concepts and writing philosophical essays

Which term is NOT used by Luciano Floridi to describe characteristics of philosophical questions?

Such

Ultimate

Temporal (correct)

Questions

What does Floridi warn against regarding philosopher's discussions?

Being too academic and highfalutin (correct)

Being unrelated to contemporary issues

Being too practical and useful

Being overly simplistic and irrelevant

What is one key aspect of Socratic questions as highlighted in the text?

Timeless nature and universal appeal Signup and view all the answers

In the resource-oriented approach based on Alan Turing’s computational theory, what is the main purpose of adapting it to understand philosophical problems?

To gain insight into philosophical problems through a computational lens Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Turing's computational theory?

The complexity of solving problems Signup and view all the answers

What type of questions fall under the R-O approach requiring empirical information?

Questions answerable by observable and truthful information Signup and view all the answers

In the objections against Floridi, what is the main response to the claim that there are no Open Questions?

Philosophical questions essentially remain open for discussion and different viewpoints Signup and view all the answers

Why do some argue that there are too many Open Questions, according to the objections against Floridi?

Difficulty in determining if a question is philosophical or not Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the nature of philosophical questions based on the responses to the objections against Floridi?

Philosophical questions are receptive to open inquiry and refinement Signup and view all the answers