Algorithmic catastrophe – The revenge of contingency

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378685093

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Algorithm, Bernard Stiegler, Quentin Meillassoux, Philosophy of Technology, Recursion, Yuk Hui

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The following text consists in a Brazilian Portuguese translation of the article“Algorithmic Catastrophe — The Revengence of Contingency”, written by the Chinese philosopher Yuk Hui (2015), professor in the City University of Hong Kong, responsible for such concepts as “technodiversity” and “cosmotechnics” and author of such books as The Question Concerning Technology in China (2016) andRecursivity and Contingency (2019). This translation was generously authorized by the author under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license, and it was originally a part of Parrhesia special edition on the French philosopher Bernard Stiegler (in memoriam), ex-advisor for the author's PhD and a key figure in the composition of this text.

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Maurício Fernando Pitta, Londrina State University

Doutor em Filosofia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação strictu sensu em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2018-), Mestre em Filosofia pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação strictu sensu em Filosofia Contemporânea pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (2016-2018) e licenciado em Filosofia pela mesma universidade (2012-2016).

José Fernandes Weber, Londrina State University

Professor associado C no Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq – Nível 2. Doutor em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Doutorando em Filosofia pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste).

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2024-04-05

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Pitta, M. F., & Weber, J. F. (2024). Algorithmic catastrophe – The revenge of contingency. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 14(2), e85093. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378685093

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2023): Catastrophe Dossier - Ed. 33

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