Abstract
Differently situated people understand things differently. One part of ‘situatedness’ is contributed by embodiment. Life as a particular embodiment means not only having experiences that are not shared by people with a different body, but also understanding these experiences in a way that is shaped by this bodily reality. The point of standpoint epistemology (Harding 1991, Hartsock 1998) for example, is that by virtue of their common situation, certain groups of individuals – women, blacks, the poor – will share a privileged perspective on the experience of oppression, one that differs from the perspective of a differently situated group – men, whites, the rich. A situated perspective will give rise to characteristic perceptions and interpretations, including perceptions and interpretations of moral issues. Ultimately this will modify a person’s moral evaluations and judgements.
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SCULLY, J.L. (2006). DISABLED EMBODIMENT AND AN ETHIC OF CARE. In: Rehmann-Sutter, C., Düwell, M., Mieth, D. (eds) Bioethics in Cultural Contexts. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4241-8_18
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