Trevize frowned. "How do you decide what is injurious, or not injurious, to humanity as a whole?" "Precisely, sir," said Daneel. "In theory, the Zeroth Law was
In Foundation, the Minimalist Program is the method and the Zeroth Law is the ethical justification: both permit limited, often invisible harm or manipulation
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