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sensationalism [sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlɪzəm] n 1. the use of sensational language, etc., to arouse an intense emotional response 2. such sensational matter itself 3. (Philosophy) Philosophy a. the doctrine that knowledge cannot go beyond the analysis of experience b. Ethics the doctrine that the ability to gratify the senses is the only criterion of goodness 4. (Psychology) Psychol the theory that all experience and mental life may be explained in terms of sensations and remembered images 5. (Philosophy) Aesthetics the theory of the beauty of sensuality in the arts Also called (for senses 3, 4) sensationism sensationalist n & adj sensationalistic adj sensationalism 1. the doctrine that all ideas are derived from and essentially reducible to sense perceptions. Also called sensuism. See also: Philosophy2. Ethics. the doctrine that the good is to be judged only by or through the gratification of the senses. Also called sensualism. See also ethics; literary style; media. — sensationalist, n. — sensationalistic, adj. 1. the use of subject matter, language, or style designed to amaze or thrill. See also media; philosophy, See also: Literary Style2. such subject matter, language, or style itself. — sensationalist, n. — sensationalistic, adj. sensualism. — sensationalist, n. See also: Ethicsthe act of shocking or intent to shock, especially through the media; the practice of using startling but superficial efïects, in art, literature, etc., to gain attention. See also literary style; philosophy. — sensationalist, n. See also: Mediathe act of shocking or intent to shock, especially through the media; the practice of using startling but superficial effects, in art, literature, etc., to gain attention. See also literature; media. — sensationalist, n. See also: Artyellow journalism. See also: Language Style
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Translations sensationalism n (of paper, reporter etc) → Sensationsmache f (inf); (of reader) → Sensationsgier f; the cheap sensationalism of his style → die billige Effekthascherei in seinem Stil sensationalism [sɛnˈseɪʃnəˌlɪz/əm] n (pej) (of reporting) → sensazionalismo sensationalism [sɛnˈseɪʃnəˌlɪz/əm] n (pej) (of reporting) → sensazionalismo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "And yet," said I, smiling, "I cannot quite hold myself absolved from the charge of sensationalism which has been urged against my records. Locke cannot be truly regarded as the author of sensationalism any more than of idealism. There is a lack of seriousness of purpose, an increasing tendency to return, in more morbid spirit, to the sensationalism of the 1580's, and an anxious straining to attract and please the audiences by almost any means. |
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