Jacques Ellul, La Technique ou l’enjeu du siècle, 1954
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"Jacques Ellul, La Technique ou l’enjeu du siècle, 1954" is a seminal work of social and philosophical critique in which Ellul analyzes the autonomous development of modern technology and its pervasive impact on society and human freedom.
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| Jacques Ellul, La Technique ou l’enjeu du siècle, 1954 canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of philosophy of technology ⓘ work of social critique ⓘ |
| argues |
individual freedom is constrained by technological imperatives
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technical efficiency becomes a dominant social value ⓘ technique tends to become autonomous from human control ⓘ technological systems shape social and political structures ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Ellul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
autonomous development of technique
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impact of technology on human freedom ⓘ pervasive impact of technology on society ⓘ |
| followedBy | Propagandes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of technology
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social philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Technological Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
alienation in technological society
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autonomy of technique ⓘ bureaucratic organization ⓘ inevitability of technical progress ⓘ limits of political action in a technological age ⓘ loss of traditional values ⓘ mass society ⓘ standardization of life ⓘ technical rationality ⓘ technological system ⓘ |
| influenced |
media theory
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philosophy of technology ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
autonomy of technology
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bureaucracy ⓘ determinism ⓘ efficiency ⓘ human freedom ⓘ mass media ⓘ modernity ⓘ propaganda ⓘ social change ⓘ technique ⓘ technological society ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Jacques Ellul’s critique of technological society ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
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