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Unraveling Alienation: A Philosophical Glimpse into Contemporary Disconnection

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  In an era of endless connectivity, why do so many feel profoundly alone? Philosophy has long grappled with alienation—what Marx saw as estrangement from labor, what Sartre described as the burden of radical freedom, and what Simone Weil considered the soul’s hunger for rootedness. Today, alienation has morphed, expanding into new domains: social media performance, algorithmic labor, and the commodification of identity. 🧠 From Roots to Rhizomes: Lost Anchors of Meaning Traditional communities once offered deep identity through shared rituals, languages, and sacred ground. Now, these have been replaced by what philosopher Byung-Chul Han calls “smooth communication”—efficient but shallow, reducing dialogue to data. We’ve traded anchors for networks, but the latter often lack spiritual or emotional depth. ✨ The Self as Product Where once we were human beings , now we are human brands . Philosophers like Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò interrogate the politics of positionality: are we curating ...

Recently released: Audiobook edition of Rainstorm of Tomorrow

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  Recently released: audiobook edition of  Rainstorm of Tomorrow  by Renyuan Dong. Book Description Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy  is a mind-bending journey through the wild frontiers of thought, where philosophy collides with cutting-edge science and modern art to challenge everything you think you know about truth, ethics, and aesthetics. With dazzling intellect and bold imagination, this groundbreaking work fuses classical philosophical inquiry with the latest insights from  quantum mechanics ,  relativity ,  neuroscience ,  epigenetics ,  evolutionary psychology , and  social Darwinism . It draws readers into a dynamic feast of ideas—where  rationality meets abstraction , and  logic dances with paradox . Each of the book’s three parts delivers a profound intellectual shake-up: Truth  is turned inside out—imagine a tree growing downward, its roots buried in the sky. Ethics  is upende...

Books on Discount: Rainstorm of Tomorrow

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  The e-book edition of  Rainstorm of Tomorrow  by Renyuan Dong  is on Kindle countdown discount, beginning at 99 cents, from July 1 through June 8. The earlier you get it, the more you save! LAST DAY! HURRY! Book Description Rainstorm of Tomorrow: The Ever-Flowing Banquet of Philosophy  is a mind-bending journey through the wild frontiers of thought, where philosophy collides with cutting-edge science and modern art to challenge everything you think you know about truth, ethics, and aesthetics. With dazzling intellect and bold imagination, this groundbreaking work fuses classical philosophical inquiry with the latest insights from  quantum mechanics ,  relativity ,  neuroscience ,  epigenetics ,  evolutionary psychology , and  social Darwinism . It draws readers into a dynamic feast of ideas—where  rationality meets abstraction , and  logic dances with paradox . Each of the book’s three parts delivers a profound intellect...