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Author of Perfect Me, Philosopher at University of Warwick

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"Iris Murdoch says ‘we can only live in the world we can see.’ Part of what philosophy does is help us see others and the world better."

Ethics is full of ideas that reshape how we think about the world — and many of them come from women whose work deserves to be celebrated. With Women in Ethics, we’re highlighting these thinkers and the questions they bring to the field. In focus today: Heather Widdows.  More remarkable women, every Thursday. Stay curious. ✨

#Ethics #PracticalEthics #PhilosophyMatters #Lookism #WomeninEthics

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Planning your visit to the Age of Self? LATE

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Join us for an evening of talks, exhibits and live performances exploring what shapes our identity today - from global selfhood and beauty ideals to memory, faith, community and expression.

Hear from speakers like Emma Dabiri, Dr Fatima Rajina and Professor Lucy O'Brien FBA, plus join creative workshops and a live DJ performance by Professor Julian Henriques & Linett Kamala.

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🗓️ 12 February

📍 The British Academy, London

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“2026 is the new 2016 so we’re throwing it way back.

In our previous blog post, we revisit Januhairy — a campaign whose founder stopped shaving in mid-2016 — and unpack why it went so far… and why it still wasn’t enough to truly liberate us from the beauty ideal. Progress? Yes. Freedom? Not quite.”

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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 @psych_today (link in bio!)

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Love Island All Stars is back and it’s got us thinking about our blog on how reality TV shows us aspirational bodies that make us feel the pressure to be perfect in ways previous generations didn’t. Link in bio for the blog

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Happy new year! If you are feeling the pressure of the ‘new year, new you’ rhetoric check out our blog posts on psychology today (link in bio!)

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Merry christmas from #EverydayLookism!

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Back in the day beauty standards were different everywhere. Now? There’s one global ideal — and it hits everyone, especially online. The pressure is real.

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Why do we share body shaming stories? We want to change how people perceive appearance-based bullying. Head to the link in our bio to find out more and share your own stories

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