Themes of the Trilogy with Nathaniel Goldberg
Update: 2022-11-11
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Our first returning guest to Seldon Crisis is the first ever, philosophy professor Nathaniel Goldberg. We discuss some of the prominent themes of the series introduced in the first three novels of Foundation, including the lone prophet against the advocates for the status quo, the great man of history against psychohistory, altruistic - and not so altruistic - martyrdom, and some strong comparisons with Plato's Republic.
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Nathaniel Goldberg, Professor and Chair of Philosophy
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