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Document Details : Title: The Social Ethics of Reading of the Poor in Belgium Subtitle: A More Detailed Illustration Author(s): GHESQUIÈRE, Rita Journal: Ethical Perspectives Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Date: July 1996 Pages: 109-119 DOI: 10.2143/EP.3.2.563041 Abstract : Chattering carries in itself the risk of superficiality. Before we realise it, we are talking without thinking deeply. Messengers of doom, such as Postman and Finkielkraut, warn the western world against the dangers of the television and video culture which they contend constitute a threat to western democracy. As we grow accustomed to the high speed and fleeting character of the 'new media', we tend to gradually lose our capacity to think things over and reflect. Ultimately, its cursory and uncritical approach to things becomes the norm. |
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