The fable of the dragon tyrant.

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  • N Bostrom
چکیده

This paper recounts the tale of a most vicious dragon that ate thousands of people every day, and of the actions that the king, the people, and an assembly of dragonologists took with respect thereof.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical ethics

دوره 31 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005