first-order question

English

Noun

first-order question (plural first-order questions)

  1. (philosophy) A direct question about facts or values, as opposed to a metaquestion.
    • 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book, 1972 edition, page 276:
      [L]et us call questions about what is and happens in the world, or about what men ought to do or seek, "first-order" questions. We should recognize, then, that there are also "second-order" questions that can be asked: questions about our first-order knowledge

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