La « révolution numérique » : une révolution technicienne entre liberté et contrôle
The “digital revolution” understood through the thought of Jacques Ellul is a technical revolution with contrasting effects. It has paradoxically created new spaces of freedom at the cost of greater control over individual freedoms. Also, it has not constituted a solid basis for a liberating politic...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Université du Québec à Montréal
2015-04-01
|
| Series: | Communiquer |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/communiquer/1494 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | The “digital revolution” understood through the thought of Jacques Ellul is a technical revolution with contrasting effects. It has paradoxically created new spaces of freedom at the cost of greater control over individual freedoms. Also, it has not constituted a solid basis for a liberating political revolution as assumed by the theories of multitudes, cognitive capitalism or post-media era. To realize the revolution needed in this 21st century, we must set objectives and boundaries to digital technical development by prioritizing those that promote self-government and human knowledge. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2368-9587 |