Jacques Ellul (1912–1994) was a French philosopher, theologian, and sociologist known for his critique of modern technique and propaganda, arguing that technological society subordinates all human values to efficiency.
The Technological Society provided the most comprehensive philosophical critique of 'technique'—the autonomous expansion of efficient means—as the defining feature and threat of modern civilization.
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