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The Three Laws of Robotics
Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics began as a literary device but grew into one of the most influential ideas in science fiction and AI ethics. This essay explores their origins, how they shaped his stories, their relevance to real-world robotics, and the deeper philosophical ...
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Isaac Asimov: A Foundation for Future Thought
Isaac Asimov reshaped modern science fiction with his Robot stories, the Foundation saga, and hundreds of popular-science works that made complex ideas accessible. His optimistic philosophy, rational clarity, and iconic concepts like the Three Laws of Robotics continue to influence AI ethics, literature, and our ...
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Aldous Huxley: Visionary of Human Possibility and Peril
Discover George Orwell's philosophical insights beyond Animal Farm and 1984, focusing on his critiques of imperialism and colonialism, emphasizing truth, freedom, and humanity.
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Philippa Foot: Virtue, Reason and the Moral Life
Philippa Foot was a leading twentieth-century philosopher who revived virtue ethics and challenged prevailing views about moral judgement. Best known for the trolley problem and her theory of “natural goodness,” she argued that virtues are grounded in human nature and essential to human flourishing. Her ...
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Mary Midgley: Understanding Human Nature Beyond Reductionism
Mary Midgley was a pioneering British philosopher who challenged reductionism, defended the importance of ethical and ecological understanding, and argued that human life requires multiple forms of explanation beyond science alone. Her work on animals, moral imagination and intellectual humility remains deeply relevant today.
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Iris Murdoch: Moral Vision, Human Complexity, and the Work of Attention
Iris Murdoch was a novelist and philosopher who explored morality through the inner life, emphasising attention, imagination and the struggle against ego. Her work unites fiction and ethics, revealing how we become good not through sudden decisions but through how we see others and the ...
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