Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Bucket - GoodreadsMcLuhan wrote this in the 1960s to describe the state of media (which was then beginning to take on its still rapidly evolving electronic form. He coins now well-known phrases like "the medium is the ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Elisabeth - GoodreadsI've pulled it out of a box to re-read after almost forty years! I remember being so intrigued by this when it was first popular. Fascinating book by the man famous for saying "the medium is the ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Logan - GoodreadsThe Joycean prose blew my mind. Prettiest philosophy I've read since Nietzsche. Not to mention the ideas, thought written decades ago, still take on a anthropological detachment and reveal things ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Zihan - GoodreadsMcLuhan is such a genius!! He's so innovative at his time. The theories are still applicable nowadays. I can't believe that i finished all of it in just one day. It's so well-written, though some parts in it are vague and contradictory somehow. Overall, love this one in its original version. Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Russell - GoodreadsIt's hard for me to comment on Understanding Media because I've never read anything quite like it. It's really just a whole bunch of somewhat connected thoughts, observations, and statements. There ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Michael - GoodreadsThis is my favorite nonfiction book of all time. It is infinitely entertaining and insightful, and I return to it regularly, dated as many of its observations may be. McLuhan writes plainly but still ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
Review: Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Felhasználói ismertető - Micelle Miseracorde - GoodreadsIn the 1960's, when normal (ie "non-intellectual") people could tell you who Marshall McLuhan was, the word most likely to be associated with his name would be "incomprehensabilty." This is not ... Teljes értékelés elolvasása
