TY - BOOK AU - Halle,Randall TI - Queer social philosophy: critical readings from Kant to Adorno SN - 9780252091438 AV - H61 .Q447 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Urbana, Ill. PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Social sciences KW - Philosophy KW - Homosexuality KW - Social change KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - Annotation; "Although queer theory is a predominantly American invention, its insights have rested on those of European critical theory. In Queer Social Philosophy, however, Randall Halle uses the former to critique the latter, conducting the first sustained queer critique of seminal works in German critical theory, including those by Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Adorno, and Habermas. While acknowledging these figures' positive contributions to the social philosophy of modernity, Halle exposes the restrictions of gender and sexuality that limit their texts' claims to universal truth and moves beyond them to explore the possibilities of a queer social philosophy." "At the same time, Halle's culturally and historically grounded critiques expand queer theory beyond the American academy for Queer Social Philosophy contribution to contemporary debates about sexuality, civil society, and political activism."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Incorporated All Rights Reserved UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=569931&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -