I find Jacques Ellul's line of thought closely aligned with that of Lewis Mumford. Both thinkers appear to share a common goal: reclaiming humanism from the twin forces of excessive technocracy and bureaucracy. They were realists who ardently hoped for a more just and humane society—one in which human needs and aspirations serve as the ultimate values guiding social progress.
I find Jacques Ellul's line of thought closely aligned with that of Lewis Mumford. Both thinkers appear to share a common goal: reclaiming humanism from the twin forces of excessive technocracy and bureaucracy. They were realists who ardently hoped for a more just and humane society—one in which human needs and aspirations serve as the ultimate values guiding social progress.