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The locked door that opened for one man
A philosopher proposes a new field of study. Will he convince the scientific establishment to open its doors?
The locked door that opened for one man
This episode explores the journey of Luciano Floridi, a philosopher who questioned the boundaries of established academic disciplines. It asks what happens when a burning question has no existing field to contain it.
Person: Luciano Floridi
Date: 2009
Location: Göttingen, Germany
Award: Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize
Topic: Philosophy of Information
- Luciano Floridi was born in Rome in 1964, a city where philosophers typically focused on ancient…
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