individual-vs-collective

This chapter serves as the introductory material to Ken MacLeod's 'The Cassini Division,' including dedications, acknowledgments, and a philosophical epigraph. The epigraph by Joseph Dietzgen highlights the tension between individual needs and collective power, setting a thematic foundation for the novel's exploration of personal autonomy versus societal structures. The chapter itself contains no narrative events but frames the ideological context for the story.