Umberto Eco Quote

A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation for hypnosis.


"Can Television Teach?" in Screen Education 31 (1979), p. 12


A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation...

A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation...

A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation...

A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection — not an invitation...