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Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy
Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy dexterously weaves the storied philosophical themes of truth, ethics, and aesthetics together with the theories of relativity, quantum mechanics, neuroscience, epigenetics, social Darwinism, utilitarianism, evolutionary psychology, and modern art—from the soberest rationality to the wildest conjecture—to generate provocative or even alienated discourse on topics that readers might otherwise regard themselves as being familiar with, and challenge them into rethinking any settled positions that are taken for granted. Such provocative insights are represented by the three parts on truth, ethics, and aesthetics respectively:
(I) A reversed worldview—the tree growing into the soil with its roots buried in the air.
(II) The complexity of ethical behaviors—the conformity to utilitarianism by anti-utilitarian events and the violation of utilitarianism by seemingly utilitarian events.
(III) The establishment of universal aesthetics—memory inheritance through “the encephalic waterpipe.”
(I) A reversed worldview—the tree growing into the soil with its roots buried in the air.
(II) The complexity of ethical behaviors—the conformity to utilitarianism by anti-utilitarian events and the violation of utilitarianism by seemingly utilitarian events.
(III) The establishment of universal aesthetics—memory inheritance through “the encephalic waterpipe.”
186 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2020
About the author
Renyuan Dong
1 book18 followersRenyuan Dong works as a senior healthcare consultant based in Tokyo. He has rich academic backgrounds in both philosophy and economics, speaks three languages, and boasts of having traveled to over 40 countries. Through his travels, the author found persistent proofs of and supplements to his existing philosophical belief transcendent of the confines of any single culture. The multinational identity of the author may help usher in an occasion for West to meet East in the philosophy of science.
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September 3, 2020
Philosophers have grappled with metaphysical and ontological questions for centuries, and such questions have become a topic for debate in contemporary thinking. Rainstorm of Tomorrow addresses some of these questions that weren’t answered as we hold to our “position as human beings,” in the sense that philosophy welcomes questions but evades answers. The author elucidates refreshing insights on some of philosophy’s most vexing questions and critiques them by highlighting the mind-body debate and whether or not determinism has any role in guiding causality. An intellectual’s work that will help drive us forward, the lucid discourse and insightful examples will hopefully set us free from the limiting comprehension of human wisdom that imprisons most of us.
September 2, 2020
The guy reviewed his own book. (5 stars; no surprise there) He hired a guy on LinkedIn to write another review on another site.
These Shanghai princelings think they can buy their way through life. Unfortunately, philosophy isn't interested in your vacation lists, your high school essays, or hopes for the future.
The kid spent money on this book. Look forward to some terrible poetry very soon.
These Shanghai princelings think they can buy their way through life. Unfortunately, philosophy isn't interested in your vacation lists, your high school essays, or hopes for the future.
The kid spent money on this book. Look forward to some terrible poetry very soon.
December 15, 2020
I can wait until I receive my copy! Happy Reading
September 22, 2020
“Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy,” by Renyuan Dong, puts a new face on philosophy. Stephen Hawking once declared philosophy dead, but all it needed was a modern approach. This author illuminates three ideas: Truth, Ethics, and Aesthetics, in a way that gives tired philosophy a face-lift, by integrating today’s science, psychology, and behavior into the equation. Renyuan Dong covers complex themes that we’ve all thought about but sometimes don’t know how to understand or verbalize, like, What is truth? Can we understand nature? What is the nature of reality? What does it mean to be human? Can we live a perfect life? Will we evolve into immortality? What is right and wrong? What is beauty? The author seems to be saying that these questions are important but may not have an answer in the tangible realm; it takes seeing ourselves as more than human.
If you’ve ever thought that philosophy was outdated or needed a shot in the arm, then you aren’t alone, and Dong’s book is a welcome doorway into upgraded thought appropriate for our time. His material can be complex at times, but it can lead you to wonder and open your mind to new ways of thinking. This is what philosophy is all about. I enjoyed how he explains that we humans only use a small fraction of our abilities, see only a portion of what is view-able, and understand only a sliver of what is knowable.
This book will challenge you to think outside the box but doesn’t ask you to replace your own beliefs or ideas. It’s a journey into new philosophy, using modern ideas of science, neuroscience, evolution, behavioral science, and art. It asks you to expand your experiences and thoughts, to think broadly, in a more universal way–more at-one with nature and the universe and less tethered to the confines of technology, the media, or our immediate physical senses. The author’s use of a tree to illustrate his points is effective and relatable, and I like his discussion on how we give certain meanings to words.
My favorite part is his ideas on aesthetics and how we humans define beauty or are attracted to certain shapes and organization of patterns. Images are also included to help explain things. He doesn’t dismiss classic philosophy–rather, he invites you to build upon it. “Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy,” by Renyuan Dong, is a thought-provoking, inclusive work for today’s thinking reader.
If you’ve ever thought that philosophy was outdated or needed a shot in the arm, then you aren’t alone, and Dong’s book is a welcome doorway into upgraded thought appropriate for our time. His material can be complex at times, but it can lead you to wonder and open your mind to new ways of thinking. This is what philosophy is all about. I enjoyed how he explains that we humans only use a small fraction of our abilities, see only a portion of what is view-able, and understand only a sliver of what is knowable.
This book will challenge you to think outside the box but doesn’t ask you to replace your own beliefs or ideas. It’s a journey into new philosophy, using modern ideas of science, neuroscience, evolution, behavioral science, and art. It asks you to expand your experiences and thoughts, to think broadly, in a more universal way–more at-one with nature and the universe and less tethered to the confines of technology, the media, or our immediate physical senses. The author’s use of a tree to illustrate his points is effective and relatable, and I like his discussion on how we give certain meanings to words.
My favorite part is his ideas on aesthetics and how we humans define beauty or are attracted to certain shapes and organization of patterns. Images are also included to help explain things. He doesn’t dismiss classic philosophy–rather, he invites you to build upon it. “Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy,” by Renyuan Dong, is a thought-provoking, inclusive work for today’s thinking reader.
July 21, 2020
𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 is a sound refutation of Stephen Hawking’s declaration that “philosophy is dead”: as philosophers have not kept up with science, their art is dated. This work, however, casts light on philosophical questions that are ultimately beyond the reach of science – the type of questions that can be addressed but not answered so long as we hold to our position of human beings. That being said, philosophy remains one of the most frustrating disciplines in that it welcomes questions but evades answers. This never-perishing sense of frustration is symbolized by the everlasting 𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤, which is not something to be rid of but rather hailed as the ultimate driver of human civilization.
August 3, 2020
Truth, ethics, and aesthetics are cliché topics? One would probably need to think again after reading 𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 - a polymathic book ablating disciplinary and cultural boundaries.
This color-printing book eclectically chooses source material for storied philosophical themes and forestalls any tendencies toward punctilio: Eastern folktale, Japanese manga, Buddhist sutras, modern art and Western dystopian novels are exquisitely organized in forms of table, formulas, figure, etc., to usher in an occasion for West to meet East in the philosophy of science.
This color-printing book eclectically chooses source material for storied philosophical themes and forestalls any tendencies toward punctilio: Eastern folktale, Japanese manga, Buddhist sutras, modern art and Western dystopian novels are exquisitely organized in forms of table, formulas, figure, etc., to usher in an occasion for West to meet East in the philosophy of science.
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