Objects are unobservable. Only relationships among objects are o… — “The Hot and Cool Interview with Gerald Stearn“, in McLuhan: Hot & Cool: A Primer For The Understanding Of & A Critical Symposium With A Rebuttal By McLuhan ,(1967), p 292, reprinted in Marshall McLuhan Essays Media Research : Technology Art Communication, (1997), p 78 [This is the 2nd to last answer of the Interview]

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Objects are unobservable. Only relationships among objects are observable.

“The Hot and Cool Interview with Gerald Stearn“, in McLuhan: Hot & Cool: A Primer For The Understanding Of & A Critical Symposium With A Rebuttal By McLuhan ,(1967), p 292, reprinted in Marshall McLuhan Essays Media Research : Technology Art Communication, (1997), p 78 [This is the 2nd to last answer of the Interview]

Quote #268

Year: 1967

Chapters: Analogy | Complementarities

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