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The Technological Society

This text serves as a conceptual introduction to Jacques Ellul’s analysis of the technological system, arguing that technology has evolved from a mere collection of tools into the defining environment and determining factor of modern life. Ellul methodically critiques popular sociological labels like "industrial" or "consumer" society, asserting that these are merely secondary symptoms of a deeper, autonomous technological logic that organizes all human activity.

Science & Psychic Phenomenon

This text explores the historical and scientific struggle for the legitimacy of parapsychology, framing it as an enduring conflict between unorthodox evidence and established paradigms. Through a detailed historical lens—ranging from the nineteenth-century trials of psychics like Henry Slade to modern disputes involving Nobel laureates—the authors argue that "dogmatic skepticism" often stems from a philosophical commitment to a mechanistic worldview rather than a fair evaluation of data.

The Science Delusion

In The Science Delusion, Rupert Sheldrake argues that modern science has become trapped by a series of materialist dogmas that have hardened into an unquestioned ideology. He challenges the "fantasy of omniscience" held by the scientific establishment, proposing instead that the universe is a developing organism rather than a purposeless, mechanical system.

Presence of the Past

In his 1989 work, The Presence of the Past, Rupert Sheldrake challenges the scientific orthodoxy that treats the universe as an eternal machine governed by immutable laws. He proposes the hypothesis of formative causation, suggesting that nature is not governed by fixed rules but rather by morphic resonance, a process where the past influences the present through a collective memory.

Vice of Kings

In The Vice of Kings, Jasun Horsley investigates the unsettling links between progressive politics, occultism, and organized child abuse within the British elite. Drawing from personal family history involving Northern Foods and Fabian socialism, he argues that twentieth-century cultural movements were often engineered to normalize exploitation.