How Immanuel Kant would kill trolls: A deontological approach to dealing with online comments
By Emily Williams The word “troll” used to refer to monsters in fairy tales living under bridges, but in the new age of the internet, troll has taken on a whole new meaning, as the monsters that live behind keyboards and terrorize comment sections on virtually every website. Dealing with trolls, and other maliciously inclined […]
Eric Deggans discusses the humanity of ‘Celebrity Wife Swap,’ reality television
Eric Deggans, TV/media critic for Tampa Bay Times, started the new year by asking questions about Celebrity Wife Swap, the ABC “reality show” in which famous people swap partners while the cameras roll. In a Jan. 3 commentary for National Public Radio, he points out some practical and ethical concerns about the program. The show, […]