Gaia (fictional planet)
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Gaia is a sentient, group-conscious planet in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction universe, most prominently featured in the novel "Foundation and Earth."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaia (fictional planet) canonical | 1 |
| Gaia (superorganism planet) | 1 |
| Gaia sector (approximate, in-universe unspecified origin world) | 1 |
| planet Lagash | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective consciousness
ⓘ
fictional planet ⓘ location in the Foundation universe ⓘ sentient planet ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Seldon Plan ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Foundation and Earth
ⓘ
Foundation's Edge ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
Bliss
ⓘ
Golan Trevize ⓘ Janov Pelorat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| definingFeature |
all entities share a single group mind
ⓘ
individuals retain limited individuality within group consciousness ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation | utilitarian concern for Galactic welfare ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | Foundation's Edge ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| goal | extend group consciousness to entire Galaxy ⓘ |
| governedBy | collective decision-making ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
coordinate actions of all living and non-living components
ⓘ
influence emotions of visitors ⓘ read minds of visitors ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ inanimate objects as conscious participants ⓘ plants ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | forces protagonist to choose among futures for the Galaxy ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
empathic awareness
ⓘ
goal-directed intelligence ⓘ group-conscious ⓘ planet-wide mind ⓘ telepathically linked biosphere ⓘ |
| hasRepresentative | Bliss ⓘ |
| influencesDecisionOf | Golan Trevize ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sayshell sector ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Second Foundation's plan for the Seldon Plan ⓘ |
| orbits | Gaian star (fictional) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foundation series (early stories)
ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation series
Asimov universe ⓘ
surface form:
Robot–Empire–Foundation shared universe
|
| proposesCreationOf |
Galaxia
ⓘ
surface form:
Galaxia (fictional group mind)
|
| relatedConcept |
collective intelligence
ⓘ
hive mind ⓘ planetary consciousness ⓘ |
| setIn | far future Milky Way Galaxy ⓘ |
| subgenre |
philosophical science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gaia (superorganism planet)