In eight essays written between 2017 and 2023, philosopher Yuk Hui reflects on the crisis of the Western Enlightenment, the overcoming of modernity, and the challenges posed to the global world by the coronavirus pandemic; he analyzes the phenomenon of neo-reactionary thought and rethinks the limits of artificial intelligence by drawing on the Chinese philosopher Mou Zongsan (1909–1995) and his interpretation of Kantian intellectual intuition. Hui also explores the differences between Chinese and European philosophical temperaments, tracing the distinct logic and sensibility of *shan-shui* (Chinese landscape painting) by following the path of French sinologist François Jullien (b. 1951).