Literacy propelled man from the tribe, gave him an eye for an ea… — “Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan: A Candid Conversation with the High Priest of Popcult and Metaphysician of Media”. By Eric Norden. Playboy Magazine, March (1969), p 59, reprinted in Essential McLuhan (1995), p 240

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Literacy propelled man from the tribe, gave him an eye for an ear and replaced his integral in-depth communal interplay with visual linear values and fragmented consciousness.

“Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan: A Candid Conversation with the High Priest of Popcult and Metaphysician of Media”. By Eric Norden. Playboy Magazine, March (1969), p 59, reprinted in Essential McLuhan (1995), p 240

Quote #3531

Year: 1969

Chapter: Literacy