Hui is incredibly erudite. He moves effortlessly between cybernetics, Kantian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, and the history of robotics. Unlike many pop-philosophers who skim the surface of these topics, Hui does the hard work of reading primary sources in multiple languages (German, French, English, Chinese).
Hui’s work bridges Eastern and Western thought, drawing from figures like Martin Heidegger, Gilbert Simondon, and Bernard Stiegler, while integrating Chinese philosophy from thinkers such as Mou Zongsan. yuk hui