What was the dominant theme of Ellul's work?
The benefit of modern technology
The harm of overpopulation
The threat to human freedom by modern technology
The importance of traditional values
Answer
Ellul's work was dominated by Theme of the threat to human freedom by modern technology. He argued that technology was becoming autonomous, that it was developing its own logic and that it was no longer under human control. He believed that this was leading to a new form of slavery, in which humans were becoming increasingly dependent on technology and were losing their ability to think for themselves.
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