I, Robot Study Questions & Topics for Discussion

I, Robot Topics for Discussion

Examine each of the Three Laws of Robotics in relation to generally accepted rules and guidelines for ethical human behavior, such as the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule. Take into account the biological drives towards self-preservation and reproduction.

What human laws and attitudes can be defined as comparable to the Three Laws? Are individual human choices really the result of feelings and intuitions, or are they the result of some kind of deeply embedded logic?

Is the Golden Rule as hardwired into the human psyche as the Three Laws are into the robotic psyche?

Are deviants from the human "norm" comparable to "deviants" like Cutie, The Brain and Nestor?

Discuss whether Herbie is aware of the potential for conflict between the First and Second Laws of Robotics in his lying to Bogert and to Susan Calvin. Is he aware of the potential consequences of that conduct, and what effect...
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