Technique, Discourse, and Consciousness · an Introduction to the Philosophy of Jacques Ellul

Technique, Discourse, and Consciousness · an Introduction to the Philosophy of Jacques Ellul
Authors
Lovekin, David & Yates, W. Ross
Publisher
Lehigh University Press
ISBN
9780934223010
Date
1991-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.49 MB
Lang
en
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French thinker Jacques Ellul's technology refers not only to machines and their usage, but also to the mentalities for which it has become a necessity. Technology is shown as a will to power, an obsession with order, and a drive toward efficiency that establishes its own specific symbology and language.