Reading Jacques Ellul's the Technological Bluff in context

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 518-533

  Son, Wha Chul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autonomy of technique; Herbert Marcuse; Jacques Ellul; Paradox of nonfreedom; Principle of efficiency; Propaganda; Techno logical bluff; Technology

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PUBLISHING;

AUTONOMY OF TECHNIQUE; HERBERT MARCUSE; JACQUES ELLUL; PARADOX OF NONFREEDOM; PRINCIPLE OF EFFICIENCY; TECHNO-LOGICAL BLUFF;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

EID: 10044254531     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467604270259     Document Type: Review

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