It might be possible to solve any problem by organizing our igno… — Quoted from a 1976 McLuhan Seminar by Thomas W. Cooper his dissertation, Pioneers in Communication: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan, University of Toronto, 1979, p 207

A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

It might be possible to solve any problem by organizing our ignorance; there’s always one guy who’s so ignorant he can’t help but see the answer. That’s called discovery.

Quoted from a 1976 McLuhan Seminar by Thomas W. Cooper his dissertation, Pioneers in Communication: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan, University of Toronto, 1979, p 207

Quote #1588

Year: 1976

Chapters: Discovery | Ignorance | Philosophy | Problem Solving

↪ Also at #2876, #5363, #5793