Axioms of Isaac Asimov's Concept of Psychohistory: Science Fiction and Reality

This paper presents the results of the analysis of socio-philosophical problems of the concept of “psychohistory”. The concept plays an important role in the development of storyline and thematic component in the “Foundation” novels by famous American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Before being thoroughly studied, the ideas of Isaac Asimov were not taken seriously by literary authorities, but soon after they got the full focus of the entire world community (scientists, literary critics, sociologists, historians, etc.), they became the prototype of real-life scientific concepts (psychohistory, cliodynamics, robotics), and also gave rise to a whole series of books written on the basis of the concept of psychohistory.

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