Science fiction transhumanism: Exegesis of the foundation saga by isaac asimov

Abstract

This article analyzes several transhumanist currents, like singularitarianism, immortalism, postgenderism and abolitionism, in the Foundation series of Isaac Asimov. On the basis of the 15 books that make up the saga, Asimov’s vision of these ideas is examined to show how these novels address their complex implications, because contrary to the usual interpretation, the author went far beyond his robot stories for dealing with transhumanist topics.