The object of this remarkable, groundbreaking book is as elegant as it is profound—to provide us with a radically objective account of the digital objects that populate our world, both on- and offline. On the Existence of Digital Objects is a truly innovative and philosophically grounded ‘object oriented ontology’ that is designed for and can scale to the increasingly complex orders of magnitude confronted in the twenty-first century. — David J. Gunkel, author of The Machine Question
This is a major contribution to the subfield of the philosophy of technology, and as such, takes on two of the towering figures in the 20th century thinking on humans’ relationship with technics: Heidegger and Simondon. — Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy
Hui’s project is remarkable for a conceptual engagement with twentieth-century philosophies of technology (Simondon, Heidegger, Husserl, Stiegler, Ellul) that pushes these theories further by confronting them with questions of the digital. — Radical Philosophy
Hui hat ein Buch vorgelegt, das die Aktualität von Metaphysik und den dringenden Bedarf an neuen Ontologien in digitalen Zeiten überzeugend darstellt und überzeugende, teils kühne Vorschläge liefert.[Hui has written a book, that convincingly shows the actuality of metaphysics and the pressing need for new ontologies in the digital age, and he has delivered convincing, partly bold suggestions.] — Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft
Hui develops in this essay an absorbing philosophical investigation of these objects which goes well beyond the ample definition of digital humanities. — Neural Magazine
Hui adeptly blends his technical training and philosophical knowledge to address a fundamental question: what is the relationship between technological and humanistic concerns? — Public Books