21st Century Perspectives

Abstract In 1954, Jacques Ellul, a French philosopher, wrote a book called The Technological Society which posited that once new technologies are developed their application becomes almost inevitable.  Ellul warned that personal transformation is necessary to retain one’s humanity in the face of technological imperatives.  “Technique,” as he called expanding technology, needed … [Read more...] about The metaphysics of Marshall Mcluhan: Technology, Ethics and Human purpose