Summary of The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul

The Technological Society was written in 1954 by French philosopher Jacques Ellul. The book traces humanity’s historical discovery of technology, and how technique has come to dominate every aspect of our lives.

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[UnMisanthropeCynique]

Ellul a raison. Tout ce qu'il a dit, c'est absolument vrai. La technique, ça nous change plutôt que d'être changée par nous. Ça nous fait adapter.

[zsewqthewolf]

Tech is not there to lifting you up it is there to grab on to to lift your myself up

[daveneedham]

When Ellul writes about The Technological Society, he is not referring to all our computers, TVs, radios, machines, etc. Ellul is talking about a state of mind that only considers efficiency. The above book is one of Ellul's books on social criticism. His other books on that subject are Propaganda, and also The Political Illusion. Ellul also writes a lot about Christianity, but those are not social criticism books.