Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in the 21st Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jerónimo, Helena M. (Editor), Garcia, José Luís (Editor), Mitcham, Carl (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, 13
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Religion > Philosophy.; Communication.; Sociology.; Mass media.; Philosophy of Technology.; Media Research.; Philosophy of Religion.

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...