Heather Widdows
Biographic Data
| ID | 6737306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Widdows |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather |
| FAMILY NAME | Widdows |
| SIGNATURE | WIDDOWS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7173-8027 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lookism
Lookism, wrongful appearance discrimination, is prevalent and impactful, and yet largely neglected. This paper explores why this form of discrimination is ignored, when other forms of discrimination which have similar impacts in, for example, employment and education, are taken seriously in policy, practice, and everyday life. It offers five possible reasons for why lookism is neglected; that it is unfamiliar, that people believe lookism should n…
Structural injustice and the Requirements of Beauty
In this paper I consider whether structural injustice can capture the harms of the beauty ideal and recognize their significance. This is done in three sections. In Section 2, I set out the rising costs and harms which attach to beauty engagement in an increasingly visual and virtual culture. In Section 2.1, I outline how beauty harms are typically understood. In Sections 2.2 and 2.3, I argue that there are two communal or shared harms which are …
The Neglect of Beauty
The Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics
Global ethics
Ten years on from the first issue of the Journal of Global Ethics, Darrel Moellendorf and Heather Widdows reflect on the current state of research in global ethics. To do this, they summarise a recent comprehensive road map of the field and provide a map of research by delineating the topics and approaches of leading scholars of global ethics collected together in the recently published Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics which they have co-edite…
Revising global theories of justice to include public goods
Our aim in this paper is to suggest that most current theories of global justice fail to adequately recognise the importance of global public goods. Broadly speaking, this failing can be attributed at least in part to the complexity of the global context, the individualistic focus of most theories of justice, and the localised nature of the theoretical foundations of most theories of global justice. We argue – using examples (particularly that of…
Border disputes across bodies
Border disputes across bodies
In recent decades, debates about exploitation have tended to be subsumed by debates about choice and autonomy. This phenomenon has affected international feminism adversely, creating polarized debates over such issues as prostitution. Equally grave is the more recent tendency, even among some feminists, to assume that a woman’s free choice to accept payment for egg “donation” in somatic cell nuclear transfer stem cell research absolves researcher…
Between the individual and the community
This paper discusses how genetics is influencing ethical frameworks with particular focus on the effectiveness and appropriateness of individual and communal models. It suggests that genetics supports a relational understanding of the person and therefore that genetic ethics requires ethical models which respect both individuals and groups. First, the inadequacy of individualistic frameworks - at conceptual, ethical and practical levels - is outl…
The Janus-Face of New Reproductive Technologies
Reproduction is held by some to be a divine gift, and by others to be a matter of reproductive rights. The first can leave infertile couples feeling unfulfilled and ‘unblessed’ and the second can be seen as dehumanizing. Yet, despite these vastly divergent understandings, public theology has given little guidance on the use of reproductive technologies and little consideration to their effect on women in particular. This article will interrogate …
Globalization, Ethics, and the ‘War on Terror’
This article serves as a lead-in to the special issue and reflects on the relationship between globalization, ethics, and the ‘war on terror’. It argues that while globalization studies have focused substantially on the marketization of life, including the realms of politics and culture, the current ‘war on terror’ phase has directed focus in theory and practice back to traditional state-centred security concerns and critical investigation of sta…
Global ethics, American foreign policy and the academic as activist
Globalization, Ethics, and the ‘War on Terror’
This article serves as a lead-in to the special issue and reflects on the relationship between globalization, ethics, and the ‘war on terror’. It argues that while globalization studies have focused substantially on the marketization of life, including the realms of politics and culture, the current ‘war on terror’ phase has directed focus in theory and practice back to traditional state-centred security concerns and critical investigation of sta…
Global ethics
Ten years on from the first issue of the Journal of Global Ethics, Darrel Moellendorf and Heather Widdows reflect on the current state of research in global ethics. To do this, they summarise a recent comprehensive road map of the field and provide a map of research by delineating the topics and approaches of leading scholars of global ethics collected together in the recently published Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics which they have co-edite…
Revising global theories of justice to include public goods
Our aim in this paper is to suggest that most current theories of global justice fail to adequately recognise the importance of global public goods. Broadly speaking, this failing can be attributed at least in part to the complexity of the global context, the individualistic focus of most theories of justice, and the localised nature of the theoretical foundations of most theories of global justice. We argue – using examples (particularly that of…
Global ethics, American foreign policy and the academic as activist
Global ethics, American foreign policy and the academic as activist
Border disputes across bodies
Border disputes across bodies
In recent decades, debates about exploitation have tended to be subsumed by debates about choice and autonomy. This phenomenon has affected international feminism adversely, creating polarized debates over such issues as prostitution. Equally grave is the more recent tendency, even among some feminists, to assume that a woman’s free choice to accept payment for egg “donation” in somatic cell nuclear transfer stem cell research absolves researcher…
Between the individual and the community
This paper discusses how genetics is influencing ethical frameworks with particular focus on the effectiveness and appropriateness of individual and communal models. It suggests that genetics supports a relational understanding of the person and therefore that genetic ethics requires ethical models which respect both individuals and groups. First, the inadequacy of individualistic frameworks - at conceptual, ethical and practical levels - is outl…
The Janus-Face of New Reproductive Technologies
Reproduction is held by some to be a divine gift, and by others to be a matter of reproductive rights. The first can leave infertile couples feeling unfulfilled and ‘unblessed’ and the second can be seen as dehumanizing. Yet, despite these vastly divergent understandings, public theology has given little guidance on the use of reproductive technologies and little consideration to their effect on women in particular. This article will interrogate …
Globalization, Ethics, and the ‘War on Terror’
This article serves as a lead-in to the special issue and reflects on the relationship between globalization, ethics, and the ‘war on terror’. It argues that while globalization studies have focused substantially on the marketization of life, including the realms of politics and culture, the current ‘war on terror’ phase has directed focus in theory and practice back to traditional state-centred security concerns and critical investigation of sta…
Revising global theories of justice to include public goods
Our aim in this paper is to suggest that most current theories of global justice fail to adequately recognise the importance of global public goods. Broadly speaking, this failing can be attributed at least in part to the complexity of the global context, the individualistic focus of most theories of justice, and the localised nature of the theoretical foundations of most theories of global justice. We argue – using examples (particularly that of…
Global ethics
Ten years on from the first issue of the Journal of Global Ethics, Darrel Moellendorf and Heather Widdows reflect on the current state of research in global ethics. To do this, they summarise a recent comprehensive road map of the field and provide a map of research by delineating the topics and approaches of leading scholars of global ethics collected together in the recently published Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics which they have co-edite…
The Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics
The Neglect of Beauty
Structural injustice and the Requirements of Beauty
In this paper I consider whether structural injustice can capture the harms of the beauty ideal and recognize their significance. This is done in three sections. In Section 2, I set out the rising costs and harms which attach to beauty engagement in an increasingly visual and virtual culture. In Section 2.1, I outline how beauty harms are typically understood. In Sections 2.2 and 2.3, I argue that there are two communal or shared harms which are …
Lookism
Lookism, wrongful appearance discrimination, is prevalent and impactful, and yet largely neglected. This paper explores why this form of discrimination is ignored, when other forms of discrimination which have similar impacts in, for example, employment and education, are taken seriously in policy, practice, and everyday life. It offers five possible reasons for why lookism is neglected; that it is unfamiliar, that people believe lookism should n…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Environmental ethics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)