Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization
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Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in 21st Century. ed. / Helena M. Jerónimo; José Luís Garcia; Carl Mitcham. Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 73-82 (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology; Vol. 13).
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization
AU - Hui, Yuk
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper focuses on what Jacques Ellul calls a technological system, especially on the aspects of symbolization and desymbolization which characterize the technological evolution that separated human from nature. Ellul’s conceptualization of a technological system suggests a new way to mediate on the relation between human beings and, following the vocabulary of Gilbert Simondon, the technical reality. The technical reality constitutes the world which we dwell, that can only be reinvented by admitting that we are actually being-in-the-technological-system.But it is also essential to evaluate the technological system according to a technical reality which never remains static, and this requires reinvestigating Ellul’s technological system in contemporary terms. This article is divided into three parts, the first part discusses the relation between a technological system and desymbolization in Ellul’s thought; the second part evaluates the technical system and desymbolization through a discussion of Ellul’s inspiration by Gilbert Simondon, looking at the technological system that we confront today; lastly, it examines the technical system from the perspective of another French philosopher, Bernard Stiegler who was also inspired by Simondon. These steps aim to re-access Ellul’s thought in the contemporary technical reality.
AB - This paper focuses on what Jacques Ellul calls a technological system, especially on the aspects of symbolization and desymbolization which characterize the technological evolution that separated human from nature. Ellul’s conceptualization of a technological system suggests a new way to mediate on the relation between human beings and, following the vocabulary of Gilbert Simondon, the technical reality. The technical reality constitutes the world which we dwell, that can only be reinvented by admitting that we are actually being-in-the-technological-system.But it is also essential to evaluate the technological system according to a technical reality which never remains static, and this requires reinvestigating Ellul’s technological system in contemporary terms. This article is divided into three parts, the first part discusses the relation between a technological system and desymbolization in Ellul’s thought; the second part evaluates the technical system and desymbolization through a discussion of Ellul’s inspiration by Gilbert Simondon, looking at the technological system that we confront today; lastly, it examines the technical system from the perspective of another French philosopher, Bernard Stiegler who was also inspired by Simondon. These steps aim to re-access Ellul’s thought in the contemporary technical reality.
KW - Digital media
KW - Technological System
KW - Technical System
KW - Technical Object
KW - Artificial Object
KW - Technological Object
KW - Philosophy
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U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7_6
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7_6
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-94-007-6657-0
T3 - Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
SP - 73
EP - 82
BT - Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in 21st Century
A2 - Jerónimo, Helena M.
A2 - Garcia, José Luís
A2 - Mitcham, Carl
PB - Springer Verlag
CY - Dordrecht
ER -