Television completes the cycle of the human sensorium. With… - Marshall McLuhan

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Television completes the cycle of the human sensorium. With the omnipresent ear and the moving eye, we have abolished writing, the specialized acoustic-visual metaphor that established the dynamics of Western civilization.

Marshall McLuhan

The Medium is the Massage · August 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Herbert Marshall McLuhan (21 July 1911 – 31 December 1980) was a Canadian philosopher, futurist, and communications theorist.

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