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Book Description: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, United Kingdom, 1999. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 228 x 152 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Distant Suffering, first published in 1999, examines the moral and political implications for a spectator of the distant suffering of others as presented through the media. What are the morally acceptable responses to the sight of suffering on television, for example, when the viewer cannot act directly to affect the circumstances in which the suffering takes place? Luc Boltanski argues that spectators can actively involve themselves and others by speaking about what they have seen and how they were affected by it. Developing ideas in Adam Smith's moral theory, he examines three rhetorical 'topics' available for the expression of the spectator's response to suffering: the topics of denunciation and of sentiment and the aesthetic topic. The book concludes with a discussion of a 'crisis of pity' in relation to modern forms of humanitarianism. A possible way out of this crisis is suggested which involves an emphasis and focus on present suffering. Bookseller Inventory # AAA9780521573894

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Book Description: Cambridge University Press. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW PRINT ON DEMAND., Distant Suffering: Morality, Media and Politics, Luc Boltanski, Graham D. Burchell, Distant Suffering examines the moral and political implications for a spectator of the distant suffering of others as presented through the media. What are the morally acceptable responses to the sight of suffering on television, for example, when the viewer cannot act directly to affect the circumstances in which the suffering takes place? Luc Boltanski argues that spectators can actively involve themselves and others by speaking about what they have seen and how they were affected by it. Developing ideas in Adam Smith's moral theory, he examines three rhetorical 'topics' available for the expression of the spectator's response to suffering: the topics of denunciation and of sentiment and the aesthetic topic. The book concludes with a discussion of a 'crisis of pity' in relation to modern forms of humanitarianism. A possible way out of this crisis is suggested which involves an emphasis and focus on present suffering. Bookseller Inventory # B9780521573894

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Book Description: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 8.98 by .75 inches. (266 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. Considers morally acceptable response to images of war, famine etc. brought to us by television.Distant Suffering, first published in 1999, examines the moral and political implications for a spectator of the distant suffering of others as presented through the media. What are the morally acceptable responses to the sight of suffering on television, for example, when the viewer cannot act directly to affect the circumstances in which the suffering takes place? Luc Boltanski argues that spectators can actively involve themselves and others by speaking about what they have seen and how they were affected by it. Developing ideas in Adam Smith's moral theory, he examines three rhetorical 'topics' available for the expression of the spectator's response to suffering: the topics of denunciation and of sentiment and the aesthetic topic. The book concludes with a discussion of a 'crisis of pity' in relation to modern forms of humanitarianism. A possible way out of this crisis is suggested which involves an emphasis and focus on present suffering. ( Hardback). Bookseller Inventory # AA0521573890

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Book Description: Cambridge Univ Pr, 1999. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 246 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0521573890

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Book Description: 1999. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 158mm x 26mm x 240mm. 264 pages. 0.649. Bookseller Inventory # 9780521573894

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Book Description: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR 01/05/2012, 2012. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New print on demand book. Shipped from US. This item is printed on demand. Bookseller Inventory # IO-9780521573894

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