clock-time-symbolism
The clock as a symbol of lifeless, mechanical time that contrasts with the organic rhythms of life and serves as a metaphor for the dehumanizing effects of technological thought.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Failure of Technology (1946)Friedrich Georg Jünger
In the 'Preamble' chapter of Friedrich Georg Jünger's The Failure of Technology, the author meditates on the destructive and demonic power of technology as revealed through the devastation of World War II. Jünger argues that technology's essence is rooted in abstraction and mechanization, which alienate man from nature and life, leading to a dehumanizing perfection that ultimately contains its own contradiction and demise. The chapter critiques the unchecked growth of technological rationalism and its impact on human dignity, nature, and political morality.