Gaia (Asimov)
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Gaia is the sentient, planet-wide group consciousness on the world of the same name in Isaac Asimov’s later Foundation novels, serving as a precursor concept to the galaxy-spanning entity Galaxia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional planet
ⓘ
fictional planetary consciousness ⓘ sentient group mind ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Foundation and Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foundation's Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
all living beings on Gaia
ⓘ
all non-living matter on Gaia ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Second Foundation's mentalic elite rule
ⓘ
Seldon Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ individualism of most human societies ⓘ |
| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework | utilitarianism at planetary scale ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Foundation's Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| goal |
avoid galactic catastrophe
ⓘ
maximize overall good of the whole ⓘ |
| governedBy | collective consensus of Gaia ⓘ |
| governingPrinciple | subordination of individual interests to planetary whole ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
manipulate physical environment through collective will
ⓘ
sense events across the planet ⓘ share thoughts among all components ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Gaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Galactic Standard (in-universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNature | planet-wide group consciousness ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
collective intelligence
ⓘ
hive mind ⓘ sentient ⓘ telepathic ⓘ |
| homeworldOf | Gaians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
animals on Gaia
ⓘ
humans on Gaia ⓘ inanimate objects on Gaia ⓘ plants on Gaia ⓘ |
| influencedByTheme |
collectivism vs individualism
ⓘ
ecological interdependence ⓘ |
| influences | Golan Trevize's final decision ⓘ |
| inspiredConcept | Galaxia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWithCharacter |
Bliss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golan Trevize NERFINISHED ⓘ Janov Pelorat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseLocation | outer regions of the Galaxy ⓘ |
| keyDecisionInvolves | choice between Second Foundation, Galactic Empire, and Galaxia futures ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Galactic Empire (Asimov universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Foundation series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precursorOf | Galaxia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedExtensionTo | entire Galaxy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Gaia hypothesis (real-world ecological concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | far future of the Foundation timeline ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.