Screen LibraryJacques Ellul and the technological society in the 21st Century
This volume rethinks the work of Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) on the centenary of his birth, by presenting an overview of the current debates based on Ellul's insights. As one of the most significant twentieth-century thinkers about technology, Ellul was among the first thinkers to realize the imp...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy of engineering and technology,
v.13 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7 |
| Summary: |
This volume rethinks the work of Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) on the centenary of his birth, by presenting an overview of the current debates based on Ellul's insights. As one of the most significant twentieth-century thinkers about technology, Ellul was among the first thinkers to realize the importance of topics such as globalization, terrorism, communication technologies and ecology, and study them from a technological perspective. The book is divided into three sections. The first discusses Ellul's diagnosis of modern society, and addresses the reception of his work on the technological socie |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| ISBN: |
9789400766587 (electronic bk.) 9400766580 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | T14 |
| CLC: | N02 |