Mechanisms of Morality: Philosophical Implications of Selected (A)Moral Science Fiction Machines

Schuyler, William M., Jr. "Mechanisms of Morality: Philosophical Implications of Selected (A)Moral Science Fiction Machines." TMG [177]-90.

"Can these machines [robots imagined by I. Asimov and J. Williamson] be moral? Can we have moral relationships with machines?" (177). WMS's initial questions lead to intriguing analysis of a number of machines, from R. Zelazny's Frost in "For a Breath I Tarry" to F. Saberhagen's berserkers.