Theodore John Kaczynski
Theodore John Kaczynski is an American critic of modern technology.
In 2019, Chad A. Haag published a book reviewing Kaczynski's philosophy in detail. The book is titled The Philosophy of Ted Kaczynski: Why the Unabomber was Right about Modern Technology.[1]
Contents
Philosophy
Fleming (2021) identifies influences from French philosopher Jacques Ellul's book The Technological Society (1954), British zoologist Desmond Morris' book The Human Zoo (1969), and American psychologist Martin Seligman's book Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death (1975) in Kaczynski's philosophy. He argues that Kaczynski's ideology should not be conflated with radical environmentalism or green anarchism, but should rather be identified as a novel anti-tech radicalism ideology. Kaczynski's anti-tech radicalism focuses on the human condition rather than primarily on ecological conservation issues. Indeed, Kaczynski's 1995 manifesto states, "The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race", rather than for the environment or planet.[2]
2021 prison transfer
On December 14, 2021, Kaczynski was transferred from the ADX Florence "Supermax" prison in Colorado to FMC Butner, a federal prison medical facility in North Carolina. In a letter from early 2022, Kaczynski revealed in a letter that he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was told that he had two years to live. He recommended the recipient of the letter to follow "sections 28 & 29 of Chapter Four of Anti-Tech Revolution" and "Rule (iii) of Chapter Three".[3]
Books and articles
- Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How (2015)
- Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
- Progress Versus Wilderness (1971)
Influences
Kaczynski's influences include:[4]
- French philosopher Jacques Ellul's book The Technological Society
- British zoologist Desmond Morris's book The Human Zoo
- American psychologist Martin Seligman's book Helplessness
References
- ↑ Haag, Chad A. (2019). The Philosophy of Ted Kaczynski: Why the Unabomber was Right about Modern Technology.
- ↑ Sean Fleming (2021): The Unabomber and the origins of anti-tech radicalism, Journal of Political Ideologies, DOI: 10.1080/13569317.2021.1921940
- ↑ Ted Kaczynski Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer: The Unabomber Has Been Given Two Years To Live. Bobby 'B.R' Robber (Feb 8, 2022). The Anarch.
- ↑ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13569317.2021.1921940
See also
External links
- Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How (full text)
- Industrial Society and Its Future (full text)
