Gaia collective consciousness
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fictional collective consciousness
fictional cosmic entity
fictional telepathic group mind
sentient planet
Gaia collective consciousness is a planet-wide sentient entity in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, formed from the unified minds of all living and non-living components of the planet Gaia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional collective consciousness
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fictional cosmic entity ⓘ fictional telepathic group mind ⓘ sentient planet ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
all living beings on Gaia
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all non-living matter on Gaia ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
individual human consciousness
ⓘ
psychohistory-based governance ⓘ |
| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation |
collectivist
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utilitarian at galactic scale ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Foundation universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | Foundation's Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| goal |
guiding the future of the Galaxy
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preservation of overall planetary harmony ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
to communicate directly mind-to-mind
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to sense events anywhere on Gaia ⓘ to subtly manipulate physical processes via its components ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Blissenobiarella (Bliss)
NERFINISHED
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animal life on Gaia ⓘ human inhabitants of Gaia ⓘ inorganic matter of Gaia ⓘ plant life on Gaia ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
can access memories of its components
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can coordinate actions planet-wide ⓘ can influence individual minds on Gaia ⓘ can share thoughts among all components ⓘ collective intelligence ⓘ hive-mind-like structure ⓘ panpsychic ⓘ planet-wide mind ⓘ sentient ⓘ telepathic ⓘ |
| influencesCharacter |
Blissenobiarella (Bliss)
NERFINISHED
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Golan Trevize NERFINISHED ⓘ Janov Pelorat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencesDecisionOf | Golan Trevize regarding the future of the Galaxy ⓘ |
| inspiredByConcept | Gaia hypothesis (real-world ecological theory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inStoryRole |
alternative solution to the Seldon Plan
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philosophical challenge to individualism ⓘ |
| locatedInGalaxy | Milky Way (Foundation continuity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to explore the idea of a galaxy-spanning group mind ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Second Foundation's centralized control model ⓘ |
| planet | Gaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedEvolutionInto | Galaxia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Galaxia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Foundation and Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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