A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

It is human consciousness itself that is the great artifact of man. The making and shaping of consciousness from moment to moment is the supreme artistic task of all individuals. To qualify and to perfect this process on a world environmental scale is the inherent potential of each new technology.
Marshall McLuhan
“The Emperor’s Old Clothes” , (1966), reprinted in McLuhan Unbound #20 (2017), p 14
Year: 1966
↪ Also at #489, #2917
Compiled by William Kuhns
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