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The medium is the message. — Marshall McLuhan

Philosophical literature

The medium is the message.

Marshall McLuhan
1964
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MediaCommunication
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Philosophical literature
Time
1964
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Marshall McLuhan
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McLuhan, Marshall. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. McGraw-Hill, 1964, ch. 1.

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