Yuk Hui
Professor of Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam
About
Yuk Hui is a philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he holds the Chair of Human Conditions and directs the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Technology. He studied computer engineering at the University of Hong Kong and completed his PhD under Bernard Stiegler at Goldsmiths, University of London. He originated the concept of 'cosmotechnics' — the idea that technology is not universal but shaped by the cosmic and moral orders of different cultures — and 'technodiversity' as an alternative to the homogenizing trajectory of Western technological modernity. His major works include The Question Concerning Technology in China (2016), Recursivity and Contingency (2019), Machine and Sovereignty (2024), and Kant Machine (2026).
Key Contributions
- Originated the concept of cosmotechnics — technology as culturally situated practice
- Developed the framework of technodiversity against technological universalism
- Authored The Question Concerning Technology in China, bridging Eastern and Western philosophy of technology
- Jury chair of the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture since 2020
- Named among ArtReview's 100 most influential figures shaping contemporary art
