The Technological Society

De: Jacques Ellul

Narrado por: Arthur Morey

As insightful and wise today as it was when originally published in France in 1954, Jacques Ellul’s The Technological Society has become a classic in its field, laying the groundwork for all other studies of technology and society that have followed.

Ellul offers a penetrating analysis of our technological civilization, showing how technology - which began innocuously enough as a servant of humankind - threatens to overthrow humanity itself in its ongoing creation of an environment that meets its own ends. No conversation about the dangers of technology and its unavoidable effects on society can begin without a careful listening of this book.

©1964 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (P)2021 by Blackstone Publishing

Very relevant for today society

I found the read stimulating my concepts of technology and its effects on people. Made me question how I have been impacted by man's creations and see how my desires for 'new technologies' could ensnare me in a material trap of my devising.

A Classic Read Well

Narrator was excellent, also easy to understand at a faster rate if you, like me, like to listen to audiobooks at an accelerated speed. As for the content, this book is a classic for a reason. I find the last two chapters the most interesting, so if you have trouble getting into the book, know that those chapters may be worth your efforts.

The Machine

A great translation and reading. Welcome my friend to the machine, it's alright we know where you've been

A Clear Understanding.

One of the most important books you will ever read in regards to the current predicament of man.

You will eat the bugs....

And you will own nothing and be happy.... this is the way be happy everybody.