Foundation
27.09.2025 · AE550927
The wicked problem: How to minimize harm caused by a dying Empire ?
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The minimalist program
27.01.2026 · AE560127
Asimov-Seldon's Plan unfolds as follows:
establish one Foundation at the outskirts of the known Universe (Terminus)
1st Foundation 's Power base: trade, engineering, industry, diplomacy
establish the "hidden" meta-controling Foundation at the Star's End (actually University itself ;)
2nd Foundation's Power base: psychology, statistics, mental abilities
Gaia ...
The Plan is a direct application and extension of Olivaw/Demerezel's "minimalist program" defined as follows: "intervene as little as possible, but exactly when necessary, to keep history on track".Central problem of roboethics
02.12.2025 · AE551202
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 the answer to our problems. In practice, we could never decide. A human being is a concrete object. Injury to a person can be estimated and judged. Humanity is an abstraction."
"Precisely, sir," said Daneel. "In theory, the Zeroth Law was the answer to our problems. In practice, we could never decide. A human being is a concrete object. Injury to a person can be estimated and judged. Humanity is an abstraction."
Moral & Method
27.01.2026 · AE560127
In Foundation, the Minimalist Program is the method and the Zeroth Law is the ethical justification: both permit limited, often invisible harm or manipulation in the present to protect & preserve biosphere’s long-term survival as a Whole.
