"McLuhanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From McLuhan + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|McLuhan|ism}} McLuhan + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} McLuhanism (uncountable)
  1. The social ideas of Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-McLuhanism-en-noun-FwinrLbY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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          "ref": "1967 October, Stuart Awbrey, Paul Reed, “The media missionaries”, in Peace Corps Volunteer, volume V, number 12, Washington, D.C.: The Office of Volunteer Support, Peace Corps, page 8",
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          "ref": "2005, Christopher Horrocks, “Understanding virtuality – links between McLuhan and narratives of new media”, in Gary Genosko, editor, Marshall McLuhan: Critical Evaluations in Cultural Theory, volume III (Renaissance for a wired world), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, part 1 (Rise of the cybernation), page 72",
          "text": "Finally, McLuhanism is ambiguous on the post-modern ‘reversal’ in which reality is construed as a textual, symbolic and absent construction rather than the immediate existence and ‘givenness’ to experience that common sense and empiricism assume is foundational, even if open to debate.",
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          "text": "However, how can it then be explained that McLuhanism is more often than not interpreted as (or better: confused with) technological determinism by the bulk of those publishing within the mainstream of Media Studies (van Loon, 2008)?",
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