That theme came back in Children of the Sky, which was published after this post. It partially explains the Zone of Thought, demonstrating that it is not, in fact, a consilient monistic world.
Your read was probably one of several things which was intended. Vinge chose to focus on a different thing.
That theme came back in Children of the Sky, which was published after this post. It partially explains the Zone of Thought, demonstrating that it is not, in fact, a consilient monistic world.
Your read was probably one of several things which was intended. Vinge chose to focus on a different thing.