Second Foundation
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Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308317 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Foundation Context triple: [Isaac Asimov, notableWork, Second Foundation]
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A.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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B.
New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Foundation Target entity description: Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.
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A.
Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
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B.
New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
Sorrows of Empire
Sorrows of Empire is a political analysis book that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial expansion as part of The American Empire Project series.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
search for the hidden Second Foundation
ⓘ
struggle between the Mule and the Second Foundation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresConcept |
mentalics
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mind control ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Second Foundation organization ⓘ |
| follows | Foundation and Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
future history
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Ric Binkley ⓘ |
| hasGoodreadsWorkId | 29579 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-575-04800-6 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Search by the Foundation
ⓘ
Search by the Mule ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | later space opera works ⓘ |
| involvesPlan | Seldon Plan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fate versus free will
ⓘ
manipulation of history ⓘ psychohistory ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Arkady Darell
ⓘ
Second Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Speaker of the Second Foundation
The Mule ⓘ
surface form:
the Mule
|
| majorOrganization | Second Foundation self-link ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conclusion of the original Foundation trilogy
ⓘ
exploration of secretive guiding elite ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Foundation
ⓘ
surface form:
Foundation series
|
| positionInSeries | third book in the original Foundation trilogy ⓘ |
| prequel | Foundation and Empire ⓘ |
| publisher | Gnome Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Foundation
ⓘ
Foundation and Earth ⓘ Foundation and Empire ⓘ Foundation's Edge ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Foundation universe ⓘ |
| setting |
Galactic Empire series
ⓘ
surface form:
Galactic Empire
far future Milky Way Galaxy ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | interregnum after the fall of the First Galactic Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Foundation Description of subject: Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Speaker of the Second Foundation
subject surface form:
Hari Seldon
subject surface form:
Hari Seldon
this entity surface form:
the Mule's search for the Second Foundation
this entity surface form:
Second Foundation (ideologically)
this entity surface form:
novel "Second Foundation"
this entity surface form:
Second Foundation era Foundation
this entity surface form:
Second Foundation leadership