title: The fable of the dragon tyrant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosphy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. nick.bostrom@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bostrom
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000639:trends; D019365:Metaphor; D028681:Moral Obligations; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D012940:Social Problems