Science-fiction Studies, Volume 31, Issue 2SFS Publications, 2004 - Science fiction |
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Page 191
... problems . Utilitarians , of course , recognize these problems and have long ago developed more sophisticated accounts of utility calculation . Asimov , working in the sf tradition , likewise offers solutions ( though perhaps less ...
... problems . Utilitarians , of course , recognize these problems and have long ago developed more sophisticated accounts of utility calculation . Asimov , working in the sf tradition , likewise offers solutions ( though perhaps less ...
Page 196
... problems . Daneel manages to succeed in his task for an astonishingly long time without any solution to the calculation problems . He establishes a Galactic Empire , which governs twenty - five million worlds with relative stability for ...
... problems . Daneel manages to succeed in his task for an astonishingly long time without any solution to the calculation problems . He establishes a Galactic Empire , which governs twenty - five million worlds with relative stability for ...
Page 198
... problems that his fledgling utilitarianism first revealed to him thousands of years before . Daneel has acted cautiously in the meantime , but now sees a way of taking a more active role : When you made your speech to the Decennial ...
... problems that his fledgling utilitarianism first revealed to him thousands of years before . Daneel has acted cautiously in the meantime , but now sees a way of taking a more active role : When you made your speech to the Decennial ...
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