Overmind
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Overmind is the vast, collective intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's novel "Childhood's End" that guides the evolution and transcendence of advanced civilizations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective intelligence
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fictional cosmic entity ⓘ transcendent consciousness ⓘ |
| absorbs | evolved human children ⓘ |
| appearsIn | novel "Childhood's End" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
collective evolution
ⓘ
cosmic telepathy ⓘ hive mind ⓘ posthumanism ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| communicatesThrough | Overlords ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directInteractionWithHumans | minimal ⓘ |
| drivesEvent |
destruction of Earth after human transcendence
ⓘ
final transformation of Earth’s children ⓘ |
| excludes | species that cannot transcend individuality ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | "Childhood's End" universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| goal |
further evolution of cosmic consciousness
ⓘ
integration of advanced minds into itself ⓘ |
| governs | many advanced galactic civilizations ⓘ |
| influences | Overlords ⓘ |
| influencesTheme |
end of childhood of humanity
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inevitability of change ⓘ surrender of individuality ⓘ |
| inspiredDiscussionOn | collective consciousness in SF criticism ⓘ |
| inStoryFunction |
embodiment of ultimate evolutionary destiny
ⓘ
metaphor for a cosmic godhead ⓘ |
| knowledgeScope | near-omniscient ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic representation of cosmic mind in science fiction ⓘ |
| mediumOfContact | non-physical psychic plane ⓘ |
| metaphoricalReading | evolution of intelligence toward unity ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | neither clearly benevolent nor malevolent ⓘ |
| nature | vast collective intelligence ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | remote and impersonal by Overlords ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | beyond human comprehension ⓘ |
| powerLevel | near-omnipotent ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Overlords
NERFINISHED
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humanity ⓘ |
| relationshipWithOverlords | Overlords serve as its agents ⓘ |
| role |
guides evolution of advanced civilizations
ⓘ
oversees transcendence of intelligent species ⓘ |
| scope | cosmic scale ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion | only sufficiently evolved species ⓘ |
| spatialScale | spans galaxies ⓘ |
| temporalScale | operates on cosmic timescales ⓘ |
| ultimateFateOf | human species ⓘ |
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