Concept

Celebrity

Overview

Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group due to the attention given to them by mass media. The word is also used to refer to famous individuals. A person may attain celebrity status by having great wealth, participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'.

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Philosophers who discussed Celebrity

• James Martineau

Related ideas

• BBC News
• Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
• J. R. R. Tolkien
• Julius Caesar
• The Guardian
• BBC
• Pompeii
• Oscar Wilde
• Psychology
• Pejorative
• Ghostwriter
• The Beatles
• Oxford University Press
• Ancient Rome
• Charles Dickens
• Ancient Greece
• Amazon (company)
• Madonna

Opposing perspectives

• Wealth
• Propaganda techniques

Place in the tradition

Part of Cynicism (philosophy).

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