Heather Widdows
@ProfWiddows
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Philosopher, University of Warwick. Runs https://t.co/0lYsQFCsW6.
Joined November 2013
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How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today’s world
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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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“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: https://t.co/6JsV8Zu2Be
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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
Anderson is not just receiving publicity about her acting, but also about her choice to go bare faced at numerous public events, including, on the red carpet.
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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. Watch: https://t.co/Zn88f2p3EQ
#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025 #philosophy
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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
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British Philosophy Fortnight 17th-30th March 2025 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025 PRESS RELEASE Watch the video of our launch event, with testimonies to the value and public benefits of...
@ProfWiddows on why philosophy matters. Watch: https://t.co/Zn88f2p3EQ
#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025 #philosophy
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British Philosophy Fortnight launch in Westminster today! @KirchinSimon
@ProfMacpherson
@ProfWiddows
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@smithbarryc John Lloyd Thanks to host @natalieben and chair @ritula 🙏 Read: https://t.co/BsLAiP136s
#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025
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British Philosophy Fortnight 17th-30th March 2025 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025 PRESS RELEASE Watch the video of our launch event, with testimonies to the value and public benefits of...
The @BritishPhiloso1 launches the first annual Philosophy Fortnight #philofortnight2025 in the Westminster Parliament today. #PhilosophyMatters
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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.
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 https://t.co/IIC6mKKkuk
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@smithbarryc
@ProfWiddows
@JulianBaggini
@QCassam
@ProfMacpherson Sir Paul Nurse #PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025
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#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: https://t.co/zptkRvM8UZ
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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: https://t.co/45Sqg6eOpA
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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. https://t.co/ozHL09AcQm.
#philosophymatters #BPF2025
theconversation.com
Dogs and infants may not be able to tell us what they’re thinking, but we are developing the tools that will help us find out.
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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. https://t.co/HCZbxKczkE
#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhiloFortnight2025
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Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy
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In this video @htaylorphil asks Peter Vickers whether today’s science will always be true @UKRI_News
https://t.co/F84FtLpzXs
#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhiloFortnight2025
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Does philosophy cast light on particle physics? Nikk Effingham lectures on what philosophy teaches us about whether tachyons exist or not #PhilosophyMatters #HAPP @NikkEffingham
https://t.co/HvClQvWR2i
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Out in Newsweek TODAY. #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025 @BritishPhiloso1 AI "chubby" filter causes outrage on TikTok
newsweek.com
The filter comes amid discourse around the decline of body positivity and representation in fashion and online spaces.
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Fascinating work by @htaylorphil on knowing when babies, animals, and robots are conscious. Science and philosophy working together 😀 @ConversationUK
#consciousness #animalminds #babies #robots
#PhilosophyMatters #BPF2025 #PhilosFortnight2025
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. https://t.co/ozHL09AcQm.
#philosophymatters #BPF2025
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