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Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
must also take into account the individual’s laziness,
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
As Ellul saw it, technique colonized realms of life to which it did not properly belong. The key, then, is to recognize where and when it is appropriate to allow technique (or quantification or optimization) a place and where and when it would be good to circumscribe its scope. In order to do so we must have before us a clear sense of the good we s... See more
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • The Limits of Optimization
His own life becomes the only criterion of justice and injustice, of Good and
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
“preponderant”
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
“Technique encompasses the totality of present-day society,” wrote Ellul. “Man is caught like a fly in a bottle. His attempts at culture, freedom, and creative endeavour have become mere entries in technique’s filing cabinet.”
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The French philosopher Jacques Ellul once compared the Western obsession with “technique” to magic in the Middle Ages. It’s a modern form of superstition that’s all about trying to control what we cannot possibly control.