<공상과학소설 영어로 읽기 _ 랜들 게릿의 인간의 척도>
랜들 게렛(Randall Garrett)의 "The Measure of a Man"은 공상과학 소설로, 게렛이 1960년에 작성한 작품 중 하나다. 이 소설은 인간의 가치와 인간성에 대한 철학적인 질문을 다루며, 인공지능과 인간 간의 관계에 초점을 맞추고 있다. 소설은 과학 기술과 윤리적 고민 사이의 균형을 탐구하면서 독자들에게 생각거리를 제공해 준다. "The Measure of a Man"은 게렛의 대표적인 작품 중 하나로 평가되며, 그의 작품들은 공상과학 문학의 중요한 부분을 형성하고 있다.


"The Measure of a Man" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel, one of Garrett's works written in 1960. This novel addresses philosophical questions about human values and humanity, and focuses on the relationship between artificial intelligence and humans. The novel provides readers with food for thought as it explores the balance between science and technology and ethical concerns. "The Measure of a Man" is considered one of Gerrett's representative works, and his works form an important part of science fiction literature.

Summary
What is desirable is not always necessary, while that which is necessary may be most undesirable. Perhaps the measure of a man is the ability to tell one from the other ... and act on it.

Alfred Pendray pushed himself along the corridor of the battleship Shane, holding the flashlight in one hand and using the other hand and his good leg to guide and propel himself by. The beam of the torch reflected queerly from the pastel green walls of the corridor, giving him the uneasy sensation that he was swimming underwater instead of moving through the blasted hulk of a battleship, a thousand light-years from home.