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?

<p>Timeless nature and universal appeal (C)</p> 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?

<p>To gain insight into philosophical problems through a computational lens (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Turing's computational theory?

<p>The complexity of solving problems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Questions answerable by observable and truthful information (B)</p> 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?

<p>Philosophical questions essentially remain open for discussion and different viewpoints (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Difficulty in determining if a question is philosophical or not (C)</p> 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?

<p>Philosophical questions are receptive to open inquiry and refinement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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