“Bodymind”: Joel Michael Reynolds is one of the most exciting emerging voices in philosophy. Writing at the intersection of ethics, biomedicine, and society, Joel is most well-known as a pioneer of the new field of the philosophy of disability. Joel grounds his essay on “Bodymind” in critical phenomenology, addressing two key features of embodiment: 1) the narrowness with which we link worth to particular features of embodiment, and 2) the expansiveness towards which embodiment opens us morally. Drawing on the work of disabled phenomenologist S. Kay Toombs, Joel offers a powerful reflection on the relationship of mind and body, and the moral consequences that follow from this. You can read the essay here.
Joel’s essay is accompanied by images from the amazing Samira Abbassy.