Throughout history, societies separated by geography, language, culture, technology, and even time have repeatedly arrived at many of the same fundamental conclusions. This phenomenon, known as Convergent Philosophy, suggests that certain ideas emerge not through imitation, but through repeated observation of the same underlying realities.
Just as unrelated species may independently develop similar biological adaptations when confronted with similar environmental pressures, civilizations frequently develop similar solutions to recurring problems in governance, engineering, commerce, science, warfare, and the organization of society.
The purpose of this work is therefore not to claim unprecedented ideas where enduring principles already exist, but to explore how those principles might naturally emerge within the context of a different civilization, operating under different histories, technologies, and scales.
The Vandyrians did not invent these principles.
They simply arrived at many of the same conclusions.
On Convergent Philosophy
On Convergent Philosophy
