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On the surface, Dune appears to be a peak demonstration of "the competent man" trope so popular in Golden Age science fiction, but Herbert deconstructs this by carefully demonstrating how all of the characters make bad assumptions on faulty premises... Subscribe for more episodes every Tuesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get the Extra Sci Fi Reading List! http://bit.ly/ESF_List Learn all about our shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com ___________

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