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Above All Waves: Wisdom from Tominaga Nakamoto, the Philosopher Rumored to Have Inspired Bitcoin by Yuzo Sakuramoto (2022, Hardcover)

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PublisherBadlands Unlimited

ISBN-101943263264

ISBN-139781943263264

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Book TitleAbove All Waves: Wisdom from Tominaga Nakamoto, the Philosopher Rumored to Have Inspired Bitcoin

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicSocial, Eastern

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy

AuthorYuzo Sakuramoto

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.3 in

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ReviewsChan s project here is a set of variations, an expansion on the potent scraps Tominaga left behind...The reliance on what is already there, in the community and in the self, is an idea of value that I find appealing in Chan s extrapolation of Tominaga., Chan's project here is a set of variations, an expansion on the potent scraps Tominaga left behind...The reliance on what is already there, in the community and in the self, is an idea of value that I find appealing in Chan's extrapolation of Tominaga.

SynopsisHow an 18th-century maverick philosopher anticipated cryptocurrency: the first English collection of aphorisms from Tominaga Nakamoto This book introduces English readers to the life and ideas of Tominaga Nakamoto (1715-46), an 18th-century maverick Japanese philosopher who is rumored to have been an inspiration for the inventor of Bitcoin, known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. In January 2009, Satoshi released Bitcoin, a decentralized digital cash currency that allows anyone to use and develop its software. The rest is history. The identity of Satoshi remains a mystery to this day. But rumors during the early days of Bitcoin suggest Satoshi was inspired in part by Tominaga Nakamoto, an obscure and largely forgotten "merchant" philosopher from the Edo period in Japan. Tominaga's philosophical and aesthetic ideas are radical even by today's standards. And it is not hard to see how his most vital insights--the need to decentralize authority among them--echo in how Bitcoin functions as a cryptocurrency. Newly translated by the noted translator Yuzo Sakuramoto, Above All Waves distills Tominaga's most audacious writings into a set of quotes and passages that captures the forwarding-thinking quality of his thought. A critical introduction by Paul Chan tells the story of Tominaga's remarkable life and speculates on the rumored relationship between Satoshi and Tominaga, as well as how Tominaga's outlook may have influenced how Bitcoin exists as a technology and cultural phenomenon. Artwork by Chan captures the spirit of Tominaga's world and recasts the philosopher in compositions that express his enduring influence., How an 18th-century maverick philosopher anticipated cryptocurrency: the first English collection of aphorisms from Tominaga Nakamoto This book introduces English readers to the life and ideas of Tominaga Nakamoto (1715 46), an 18th-century maverick Japanese philosopher who is rumored to have been an inspiration for the inventor of Bitcoin, known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. In January 2009, Satoshi released Bitcoin, a decentralized digital cash currency that allows anyone to use and develop its software. The rest is history. The identity of Satoshi remains a mystery to this day. But rumors during the early days of Bitcoin suggest Satoshi was inspired in part by Tominaga Nakamoto, an obscure and largely forgotten merchant philosopher from the Edo period in Japan. Tominaga's philosophical and aesthetic ideas are radical even by today's standards. And it is not hard to see how his most vital insights the need to decentralize authority among them echo in how Bitcoin functions as a cryptocurrency. Newly translated by the noted translator Yuzo Sakuramoto, Above All Waves distills Tominaga s most audacious writings into a set of quotes and passages that captures the forwarding-thinking quality of his thought. A critical introduction by Paul Chan tells the story of Tominaga s remarkable life and speculates on the rumored relationship between Satoshi and Tominaga, as well as how Tominaga's outlook may have influenced how Bitcoin exists as a technology and cultural phenomenon. Artwork by Chan captures the spirit of Tominaga s world and recasts the philosopher in compositions that express his enduring influence.