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Jacques Ellul ( / ɛˈluːl /; French: [ɛlyl]; January 6, 1912 – May 19, 1994) was a French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor. Noted as a Christian anarchist, Ellul was a longtime Professor of History and the Sociology of Institutions on the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences at the University of Bordeaux.
May 15, 2024 · Jacques Ellul, French social scientist, theologian, and philosopher of technology, best known for his critical analysis of what he called ‘technique,’ or the ‘totality of methods rationally arrived at and having absolute efficiency (for a given stage of development) in every field of human activity.’.
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Learn about the life and work of Jacques Ellul, a French philosopher, theologian, and critic of technological society. Discover his cosmopolitan roots, his Christian faith, his involvement in the Resistance, and his influence on various fields of thought.
Learn about the life and work of Jacques Ellul, a French philosopher and social critic who analyzed the impact of technology on society. Find out about the next IJES conference in Chicago, the Ellul Forum journal, and other resources on Ellul's themes.
The Technological Society is a book on the subject of technique by French philosopher, theologian and sociologist Jacques Ellul. Originally published in French in 1954, it was translated into English in 1964.
- Jacques Ellul
- 1954
Nov 6, 2016 · Ellul thoroughly shows that much of the difference in ideology between libertarians and socialists becomes largely irrelevant in the technological society (this is not to say that ideology is unimportant, but rather that technique proceeds with the same goals and effects.)
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Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) was one of the world's last great polymaths and one of the most important Christian thinkers of his time, engaging the world with...
