{"product_id":"perfect-me-heather-widdows-9780691197142","title":"Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to which we judge ourselves a success or failure. \u003ci\u003ePerfect Me\u003c\/i\u003e explores the changing nature of the beauty ideal, showing how it is more dominant, demanding, and global than ever before. Arguing that our perception of the self is changing, Heather Widdows shows that more and more, we locate the self in the body. Nobody is firm enough, thin enough, smooth enough, or buff enough--not without significant effort and cosmetic intervention. To understand these rising demands, we need to recognize their ethical aspect and seek out new communal responses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Widdows\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691197148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691197142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Heather Widdows","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992284954879,"sku":"9780691197142","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_210a9be2-4d82-4cc4-928b-fd0147d9c3c5.jpg?v=1683315152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perfect-me-heather-widdows-9780691197142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}