Naslov
Bioethics and celebrity philanthropy

Autori
Kelam Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of abstracts 2nd International Conference “Bioethics – The sign of the new era” / - , 2018, 41-41

Skup
2nd International Conference Bioethic: The sign of the new era

Mjesto i datum
Ohrid, Sjeverna Makedonija, 06.10.2018. - 08.10.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
celebrity philanthropy, Bob Geldof, Bono Vox, bioethics, neoliberal capitalism,

Sažetak
With the advent of neoliberal capitalism at the beginning of the 1980s at the same time follows the rise and media promotion of celebrity philanthropy. Groundbreaking event in the media affirmation of celebrity philanthropy represents Bob Geldof organization of the Live Aid concert in 1985 with the aim of collecting aid for the hungry in Africa. Geldof's example was the inspiration for other celebrities such as musicians Bono Vox, actresses Angeline Jolie and other celebrities to engage in philanthropic activities. In the analysis of their philanthropic activities, on the one hand it is apparent uncritical glorification of their activities, while at the same time, critics point out that their philanthropic activity primarily serves as a means of repairing their public image and promote neoliberal capitalism. In this paper, we will investigate the phenomenon of celebrity philanthropy through integrative-bioethical analysis of the activities of Bob Geldof and Bono Vox, and show that celebrity philanthropy, despite often unquestionably noble motives of celebrities, can not be the answer to problems that are burdened by society such as poverty, hunger, inequality and climate change.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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