Queer social philosophy : critical readings from Kant to Adorno / Randall Halle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halle, Randall.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Homosexuality--Philosophy.

Homosexuality.

Social change.

Physical Description:

viii, 236 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2004]

Summary:

In Queer Social Philosophy, Randall Halle analyzes key texts in the tradition of German critical theory from the perspective of contemporary queer theory, exposing gender and sexuality restrictions that undermine those texts' claims of universal truth. Addressing such figures as Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Adorno, and Habermas, Halle offers a unique contribution to contemporary debates about sexuality, civil society, and politics.

Contents:

Introduction: In which the terms of a critique are discussed

Kant and the desiring individual

Hegel and governmentality

Marx and the limits of emancipation

Reich, Fromm, Adorno : latency paradigms and social psychology

Nietzsche, sociability, and queer knowing

Conclusion: Prolegomena to a queer social philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index.

ISBN:

0252029070

OCLC:

53139276