Enclosed within his artificial creation, man finds that there is “no exit”; that he cannot pierce the shell of technology again to find the ancient milieu to which he was adapted for hundreds of thousands of years . In our cities there is no more day or night or heat or cold. But there is overpopulation, thralldom to press and television, total absence of purpose. All men are constrained by means external to them to ends equally external. The further the technical mechanism develops that allows us to escape natural necessity, the more we are subjected to artificial technical necessities.
Propaganda tries first of all to create conditioned reflexes in the individual so that certain words, signs, or symbols, even certain persons or fact… - Jacques Ellul
Propaganda tries first of all to create conditioned reflexes in the individual so that certain words, signs, or symbols, even certain persons or fact…
- Jacques Ellul
Propaganda does not aim to elevate man, but to make him serve. - Jacques Ellul
Propaganda does not aim to elevate man, but to make him serve.
If the ruler wants to play the game by himself and follow secret policies, he must present a decoy to the masses. He cannot escape the mass; but he c… - Jacques Ellul
If the ruler wants to play the game by himself and follow secret policies, he must present a decoy to the masses. He cannot escape the mass; but he c…
The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief - Jacques Ellul
The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief
Technological society leads to increasing numbers of people who cannot adapt to the inhuman rhythm of modern life with its emphasis on specialization… - Jacques Ellul
Technological society leads to increasing numbers of people who cannot adapt to the inhuman rhythm of modern life with its emphasis on specialization…
The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment renders the influence of propaganda virtually … - Jacques Ellul
The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment renders the influence of propaganda virtually …
And an apprenticeship to whatever gadgetry is useful in a technical world - Jacques Ellul
And an apprenticeship to whatever gadgetry is useful in a technical world
Enclosed within his artificial creation, man finds that there is “no exit”; that he cannot pierce the shell of technology again to find the ancient m… - Jacques Ellul
Enclosed within his artificial creation, man finds that there is “no exit”; that he cannot pierce the shell of technology again to find the ancient m…
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option… - Jacques Ellul
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion