Gaia
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Gaia is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, notable for its unique group consciousness that links all living and non-living matter into a single sentient entity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective consciousness
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fictional planet ⓘ sentient planet ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Foundation and Earth
NERFINISHED
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Foundation series NERFINISHED ⓘ Foundation’s Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
Blissenobiarella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golan Trevize NERFINISHED ⓘ Janov Pelorat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consciousnessIncludes |
animals on Gaia
ⓘ
humans on Gaia ⓘ inanimate matter on Gaia ⓘ microorganisms on Gaia ⓘ plants on Gaia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisiveEvent | Trevize’s choice for Galaxia ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | real-world Gaia hypothesis ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation | collective welfare over individualism ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Foundation’s Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction setting ⓘ |
| goal | creation of Galaxia ⓘ |
| governingForm | collective governance ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
coordinate planetary actions
ⓘ
influence individual thoughts ⓘ share memories across entities ⓘ |
| hasMedium | novel ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
collective decision-making
ⓘ
empathic awareness ⓘ group consciousness ⓘ integrated ecology and intelligence ⓘ links all living and non-living matter ⓘ planetwide mind ⓘ single sentient entity ⓘ telepathic connectivity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collectivism versus individualism
ⓘ
evolution of intelligence at galactic scale ⓘ fate versus free will ⓘ |
| influences |
Second Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seldon Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sayshell sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some members of the Second Foundation ⓘ |
| partOfUniverse | Foundation universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposesAlternativeTo | Seldon Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday (for original Foundation novels) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Galaxia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | Gaia hypothesis (in name only) ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.