Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Hegelian history
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The Stages of Civilization and Societies in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series
This chapter explores the different stages of civilization and societies depicted in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, including the concept of the Mule as a satirical take on socialist and fascist dictators, the communal and socialized space of the Second Foundation, and the anarchist hippies of Gaia. The discussion relates these concepts to theories of Hegelian stage model and Marxist class warfare.
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