Marshall McLuhan: the possibility of re-reading his notion of medium

Roncallo-Dow, Sergio; Scolari, Carlos Alberto, 1963-

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/philosophies1020141

Marshall McLuhan: the possibility of re-reading his notion of medium

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Roncallo-Dow S, Scolari C. Marshall McLuhan: the possibility of re-reading his notion of medium. Philosophies. 2016 Aug 12;1(2):141-52. DOI: 10.3390/philosophies1020141

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After describing the origins of media ecology and the role of Marshall McLuhan in that theoretical constitution process, this article addresses McLuhan’s perspective on technology and media. In this context, the article warns that the impossibility of reading McLuhan stems from segregating technique and culture. This is impossible because there is a need to think about the extension of his idea of medium. The article proposes a conversation between McLuhan’s contributions and the works of thinkers like Don Ihde and Martin Heidegger, and ends with a final discussion on the meaning of concept of medium.