The Betrayal By Technology: A Portrait Of Jacques Ellul

The Betrayal By Technology, A Portrait Of Jacques Ellul Is An Hour-Long Interview With The French Theologian And Sociologist, Jacques Ellul

Released In 1996, The Interview Touches On Several Of The Main Themes Of Ellul’s Body Of Work, Including The Technological Society, The Problems Technique Poses To Ethics And Ellul’s Supposed Pessimism.

'The Betrayal By Technology' Is One Of The Very Few Existing Filmed Recordings Of Jacques Ellul Speaking.

What Price Do We Pay For Efficiency And 'Progress' In A Technological Society? Does Technological Progress Make Mankind Freer Or Does It Further Enslave? What Human Values That Allowed People To Make Sense Of Their Existence Have Vanished And Been Replaced With Efficiency?

“The Question Now Is Whether People Are Prepared Or Not To Realize That They Are Dominated By Technology. And To Realize That Technology Oppresses Them, Forces Them To Undertake Certain Obligations And Conditions Them. Their Freedom Begins When They Become Conscious Of These Things.”

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