Illusions of freedom: Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition
Illusions of Freedom examines the opinions and ideas of two twentieth-century writers --Thomas Merton, a Catholic monk living in the United States, and Jacques Ellul, a French Protestant. Contemporaries, they never met or corresponded with each other, but their critique of the influence that technol...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Illusions of Freedom examines the opinions and ideas of two twentieth-century writers --Thomas Merton, a Catholic monk living in the United States, and Jacques Ellul, a French Protestant. Contemporaries, they never met or corresponded with each other, but their critique of the influence that technology was beginning to have on the human condition is strikingly similar. Both Merton and Ellul drew upon the ideas of others in formulating their worldview, to include Karl Barth, Søren Kierkegaard, Aldous Huxley, and Karl Marx. Jeffrey Shaw examines the influence that these other philosophers had on Merton and Ellul as they formulated their own ideas on technology's impact on freedom. Tracing the similarities, and in some cases the differences, between their critiques of technology and the idea that progress is always to be seen as something inherently good, one finds that they bring a unique perspective to the debate and offer readers an alternative avenue for reflecting on the meaning of technology and its impact on our lives in the twenty-first century |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliography (p. 185-193) |
| Beschreibung: | XIV, 193 S. 23 cm |
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| spelling | Shaw, Jeffrey M. Verfasser (DE-588)1058691066 aut Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition Jeffrey M. Shaw Eugene Pickwick Publ. 2014 XIV, 193 S. 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliography (p. 185-193) Illusions of Freedom examines the opinions and ideas of two twentieth-century writers --Thomas Merton, a Catholic monk living in the United States, and Jacques Ellul, a French Protestant. Contemporaries, they never met or corresponded with each other, but their critique of the influence that technology was beginning to have on the human condition is strikingly similar. Both Merton and Ellul drew upon the ideas of others in formulating their worldview, to include Karl Barth, Søren Kierkegaard, Aldous Huxley, and Karl Marx. Jeffrey Shaw examines the influence that these other philosophers had on Merton and Ellul as they formulated their own ideas on technology's impact on freedom. Tracing the similarities, and in some cases the differences, between their critiques of technology and the idea that progress is always to be seen as something inherently good, one finds that they bring a unique perspective to the debate and offer readers an alternative avenue for reflecting on the meaning of technology and its impact on our lives in the twenty-first century Merton, Thomas / 1915-1968 Ellul, Jacques / 1912-1994 Merton, Thomas 1915-1968 (DE-588)118581236 gnd rswk-swf Ellul, Jacques 1912-1994 (DE-588)118912062 gnd rswk-swf Technology / Religious aspects / Christianity Christentum Religion Conditio humana (DE-588)7701000-0 gnd rswk-swf Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 gnd rswk-swf Merton, Thomas 1915-1968 (DE-588)118581236 p Ellul, Jacques 1912-1994 (DE-588)118912062 p Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 s Conditio humana (DE-588)7701000-0 s DE-604 |
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| title | Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition |
| title_auth | Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition |
| title_exact_search | Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition |
| title_full | Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition Jeffrey M. Shaw |
| title_fullStr | Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition Jeffrey M. Shaw |
| title_full_unstemmed | Illusions of freedom Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition Jeffrey M. Shaw |
| title_short | Illusions of freedom |
| title_sort | illusions of freedom thomas merton and jacques ellul on technology and the human condition |
| title_sub | Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on technology and the human condition |
| topic | Merton, Thomas / 1915-1968 Ellul, Jacques / 1912-1994 Merton, Thomas 1915-1968 (DE-588)118581236 gnd Ellul, Jacques 1912-1994 (DE-588)118912062 gnd Technology / Religious aspects / Christianity Christentum Religion Conditio humana (DE-588)7701000-0 gnd Technologie (DE-588)4059276-5 gnd |
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