Philosopher, University of Warwick. Runs EverydayLookism.com.
Joined November 2013
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15 Aug 2021
you can read the intro before you buy! press.princeton.edu/books/ha…
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Does Hollywood push unreasonable beauty standards? Recently Ashton Kutcher, currently starting in The Beauty, says it isn’t. But what do we think? Check out our latest blog for @PsychToday today (link in bio!)
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21 Dec 2025
Beauty standards used to be local. Now they’re global — and our online world spreads that single ideal to more people than ever. Read more in @ProfWiddows’ latest book, Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal
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16 Jun 2025
Department of Philosophy at Warwick celebrates its 60th anniversary in Senate House @UoLondon with speeches on why #philosophymatters by @QCassam , @ProfWiddows, @GuyLongworth and @mmmccabe1 All on point!
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21 Apr 2025
“In some way, lookism is wired into our genetics”—prejudice towards those meeting ‘beauty ideals’ is hard to resist, as is pursuing these ideals—the more so as they are reinforced in enhanced social media images
@philosophyminis speaks with @profwiddows:
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25 Apr 2025
New post from @ProfWiddows and @J_T_Suth for @PsychToday on what public reactions to Pamela Anderson’s makeup free look shows us about the beauty ideal psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/…
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28 Mar 2025
Coming to the end of #PhiloFortnight2025. Philosophy asks that philosophy expertise is used, and that provision is extended in schools and funded in universities. Keep using #PhilosophyMatters and looking forward to next year! @BritishPhiloso1 @ProfMacpherson @smithbarryc
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@ProfWiddows on why philosophy matters.
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#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025 #philosophy
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24 Mar 2025
Week 2 of #PhiloFortnight2025. Attend online tomorrow's event with @lisabortolotti @kmurphyhollies @Lauradol4 & @htaylorphil on philosophy in classrooms, or join @UoGlasgow's public lecture on 'why demagogues lie big'. Visit bpa.ac.uk/activities/philoso…
@ProfWiddows on why philosophy matters.
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#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025 #philosophy
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20 Mar 2025
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British Philosophy Fortnight launch in Westminster today!
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Thanks to host @natalieben and chair @ritula 🙏
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20 Mar 2025
The @BritishPhiloso1 launches the first annual Philosophy Fortnight #philofortnight2025 in the Westminster Parliament today. #PhilosophyMatters
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20 Mar 2025
Philosophy matters in policy, in industry, in the third sector, in learning and teaching and for daily life. we have fabulous research expertise and resources in the UK ready to help with all kinds of personal and political challenges.
20 Mar 2025
Launch of #PhilosophyMatters campaign at Houses of Parliament hosted by @natalieben chaired by @ritula with panel @ProfWiddows @BritishPhiloso1 president @ProfMacpherson Emma Swinn and director @KirchinSimon and TV producer John Lloyd #philosophyfortnight
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Philosophy matters!
Let some leading philosophers and scientists tell you why
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19 Mar 2025
#PhiloFortnight2025 DAY 3. Heading to London for meetings in Westminster, and check-ins with friends and colleagues. TOMORROW, official launch events in Westminster @10am and Senate House @2pm. Details and press release here: bpa.ac.uk/activities/philoso… #PhilsophyMatters
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Our #PhilosophyMatters webinar on Wednesday features Helen Beebee & @drmichaelrush, whose book Philosophy: Why It Matters has been translated in several foreign languages, including Spanish and Japanese. Join us for free by registering here: tinyurl.com/36vthk62 #BPF2025
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It's day two of #PhiloFortnight2025. Have a read of this article where @haytlorphil explains how we can know when babies, animals, and robots are conscious. theconversation.com/babies-a…. #philosophymatters #BPF2025
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Last chance to register for free for this amazing webinar on Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories starting in an hour! With @psychunseen, @kmurphyhollies, U-Wen Low, and @Nele__VdM.
birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr…
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In this video @htaylorphil asks Peter Vickers whether today’s science will always be true @UKRI_News youtube.com/watch?v=pcBmCykt… #PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhiloFortnight2025
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