{"id":2381,"date":"2012-06-20T14:51:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T14:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2012\/06\/20\/kuhns-points-to-four-recurring-keywords-that\/"},"modified":"2012-06-20T14:51:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T14:51:39","slug":"kuhns-points-to-four-recurring-keywords-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2012\/06\/20\/kuhns-points-to-four-recurring-keywords-that\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Kuhns points to four recurring keywords that define McLuhan\u2019s probes: conditions (the idea that understanding hinges on the ability to remove oneself from a situation just enough to see the connections between various elements at play), space (the question of the human family\u2019s confines and whether escape is even possible), resonant (the inescapability of our sound environment, which is a prison if we let it but an escape mechanism if we know what to listen for), and tribal drums (the concept of the resonant utterance, inspired by James Joyce\u2019s vision for a western world retribalized by electric technology). Other critical terms and themes also recur throughout McLuhan\u2019s thinking and writing \u2014 the relationship between perception and conception (\u201cEffects are perceived, whereas causes are conceived\u201d), the interplay of figure and ground (\u201cGround cannot be dealt with conceptually or abstractly \u2014 it is ceaselessly changing, dynamic, discontinuous, and heterogeneous, a mosaic of intervals and contours\u201d), semiotics and language (\u201cThe right word is not the one that names the thing but the word that gives the effect of the thing\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Design Legend David Carson Brings Marshall McLuhan’s “Probes” to Life | Brain Pickings<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kuhns points to four recurring keywords that define McLuhan\u2019s probes: conditions (the idea that understanding hinges on the ability to remove oneself from a situation just enough to see the connections between various elements at play), space (the question of the human family\u2019s confines and whether escape is even possible), resonant (the inescapability of our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","hentry","category-video_graphics","post_format-post-format-quote"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-Cp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4842,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2009\/10\/09\/q-so-wheres-the-war-or-art-there-a-they-are\/","url_meta":{"origin":2381,"position":0},"title":"Q: So where\u2019s the war\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"October 9, 2009","format":"quote","excerpt":"Q: So where\u2019s the war or art there? 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