This work hefts the claim that alphabetic script, as opposed to other writing systems, was one of the causes for the appearance of philosophy in Ancient Greece due to the cognitive and social...Show moreThis work hefts the claim that alphabetic script, as opposed to other writing systems, was one of the causes for the appearance of philosophy in Ancient Greece due to the cognitive and social changes that this technological device allows for. The idea that media has a deep impact on users, rather than been an inocuous storage of information, was put forward by the members of the Toronto School of Communication Theory, in particular Havelock and McLuhan, who are the main sources for this thesis.Show less
