Is there Gender in the Soul? | The Metaphysics of Gender w/ D. C. Schindler
Do men and women differ only in regards to the body? Or, can we speak of there being a "female" soul and a "male" soul? How do we explain the different ways that men and women relate to their bodies? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and D. C. Schindler discuss the different ways of explaining sexual difference. Specifically, they discuss Schindler's recent article in New Polity Issue 7.1/2, and a possible way to metaphysically understand the body/soul problem in relation to men and women.
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READINGS
There are three articles on sexual difference that Schindler has published in New Polity:
1. "Perfect Difference: Gender and the Analogy of Being" in Issue 4.4 (Fall 2023).
2. "The Exclusivity of Gender and the Gift of Motherhood" also in Issue 4.4 (Fall 2023).
3. "Revisiting the Metaphysics of Gender" in our most recent issue, Issue 7.1/2 (Winter/Spring 2026).
