• Due: Read “Runaround” in I, Robot. Take some notes.
• Class: Discussion of the story; continuing our study of satire with “Fear of a Bot Planet.”
Tuesday, October 28th (W)
• Class does not meet today.
Wednesday, October 29th (H)
• Due: Read “Reason” and “Catch that Rabbit” in I, Robot. Take some notes.
• Class: Discussion of the story; the Turing test.
Thursday, October 30th (F)
• Due: Read “Liar” in I, Robot. Take some notes.
• Class: Lesson: “Meditations on First Philosophy” by Adam. Discussion.
Friday, October 31st (S)
• Due: Read “Lost Little Robot” in I, Robot. Take some notes.
• Class: Discussion of the story; social critic Chuck Klosterman on the likelihood of hostile takeover by robot armies.
“Q: How would your views about war, politics, and the role of the military change if all future conflicts were fought by armies of robots (that is to say, if all nations agreed to conduct wars exclusively with machines so that human casualties would be virtually nonexistent)?”
— Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV
Monday, November 3rd (U)
• Due: Read “Escape” in I, Robot. Take some notes.
• Class: Discussion of the story and other fun to be announced.
Note: Have a spooky (and safe!) Halloween. There are no classes on Tuesday, November 4th, so if you are for any reason absent on Monday, check the calendar on the blog so as not to fall behind.
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