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Project

Lookism, the invisible discrimination

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

3E016015

Duration

01 October 2015 → 31 January 2021

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Johan Braeckman

Fellow

Francesca Minerva

Research disciplines

Humanities and the arts
- Theory and methodology of philosophy
- Philosophy
- Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified

Keywords

lookism discrimination enhancement

Project description

“Lookism” can be defined as discrimination against people considered unattractive according to widespread psychobiological and/or social standards. A moral/bioethical approach to this issue will help to develop a new insight to the problem as well as new knowledge, strategies and solutions.

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Dutch

English

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