Singularity Vs. Daoist Robots - NOEMA

Is there another path than accelerated Western modernization?

Ice on Lake Baikal in Russia. (WanRu Chen/Getty) Credits Yuk Hui, who divides his time between Hong Kong and Berlin, is one of the few philosophers today steeped both in Chinese and Western philosophy. His major work, which is the point of departure for this discussion, is “The Question Concerning Technology in China,” which mirrors from a historical Chinese point of engagement the German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s 1954 treatise, “The Question Concerning Technology.” Hui recently sat down with Nathan Gardels, editor-in-chief of Noema, in Los Angeles to explore new paths of reflection

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