Marshall McLuhan

"As the unity of the modern world becomes increasingly a technological rather than a social affair, the techniques of the arts provide the most valuable means of insight into the real direction of our own collective purposes."

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Source: The Critic, Vol. 33, Thomas More Association, p. 12, 1974.

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Marshall McLuhan

Marshall McLuhan

Philosopher, Media Theorist

Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher known for his work on media theory, particularly his concept of 'the medium is the message.'

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