The Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul

Overview

A portrait of Jacques Ellul, a French theologian/sociologist & anarchist who first became well-known to American readers with the English publishing of his book The Technological Society in 1964. For Ellul, technique represented an entire way of life characterized by life fragmented so that efficiency ultimately rules over all ethical decisions. Ellul warned that technique was having drastic effects on all aspects of modern life. Many Green Anarchists have cited Ellul's work on technique as influential on their thought.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1992

Original language

Dutch

Spoken languages

French

Countries

Netherlands

Production

Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON),ReRun Producties

Cast

Jacques Ellul

Director

Roelf Haan,Geerten van Empel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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