The Good Life

Progress, Technology, and Wisdom with Michael Sacasas


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Michael Sacasas is the head of a Christian Study Center in Gainsville, Florida. He has written on the role of technology through the lens of writers like Hannah Arendt, Jacques Ellul, and Ivan Illich. Today we talk about why it's hard to define technology, the dangers of mechanistic thinking, and how limits help us pursue a good life. 

  • The Convivial Society (Michael's Newsletter)
  • The Human Condition - Hannah Arendt
  • The Technological Society - Jacques Ellul
  • Rebels Against the Future - Kirkpatrick Sale
  • The Year of Our Lord 1943 - Alan Jacobs
  • Life After Babel - Jonathan Haidt (article)
  • Why American Teens Are So Sad - Derek Thompson (article)
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