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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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205839

From "the contaminated blood affair" to the mediator scandal

public health, political responsibility, and democracy

Patrick Troude-Chastenet

pp. 145-158

Abstract

Does the philosophy of Jacques Ellul remain able to help us in some way understand the twenty-first century? From the September 11th attacks to the Fukushima disaster, through to the financial crisis of 2007–2008, we find a number of phenomena to illustrate his principal theories.

Publication details

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Mateus Jerónimo Helena, Garcia José Luis, Mitcham Carl (2013) Jacques Ellul and the technological society in the 21st century. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 145-158

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7_11

Full citation:

Troude-Chastenet Patrick (2013) „From "the contaminated blood affair" to the mediator scandal: public health, political responsibility, and democracy“, In: H. Mateus Jerónimo, J.L. Garcia & C. Mitcham (eds.), Jacques Ellul and the technological society in the 21st century, Dordrecht, Springer, 145–158.