Queer Social Philosophy (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) Critical (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) Readings (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) from Kant (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) to Adorno (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) (cid:31)(cid:30)(cid:31) RANDALL HALLE queer social philosophy 00.FM.i-x_Hall 1 5/3/04, 11:32 AM 00.FM.i-x_Hall 2 5/3/04, 11:32 AM randall halle Queer Social Philosophy critical readings from kant to adorno university of illinois press urbana and chicago 00.FM.i-x_Hall 3 5/3/04, 11:32 AM © 2004 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Halle, Randall. Queer social philosophy : critical readings from Kant to Adorno / Randall Halle. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-252-02907-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Social sciences—Philosophy. 2. Homosexuality—Philosophy. 3. Social change. I. Title. h61.15.h35 2004 300'.1—dc22 2003019952 00.FM.i-x_Hall 4 5/3/04, 11:32 AM Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: In Which the Terms of a Critique Are Discussed 1 1. Kant and the Desiring Individual 25 2. Hegel and Governmentality 63 3. Marx and the Limits of Emancipation 97 4. Reich, Fromm, Adorno: Latency Paradigms and Social Psychology 133 5. Nietzsche, Sociability, and Queer Knowing 174 Conclusion: Prolegomena to a Queer Social Philosophy 205 Bibliography 217 Index 231 00.FM.i-x_Hall 5 5/3/04, 11:32 AM 00.FM.i-x_Hall 6 5/3/04, 11:32 AM Acknowledgments There are many people I would like to thank for their contri- butions, insights, and support in the writing of this book. Jim Steakley, Jost Hermand, and Mary Layoun offered ideas, advice, and influence at an early stage. The National Endowment for the Human- ities offered generous support for the German Social Philosophy Seminar at the University of Chicago; Don Levine’s direction and the participants’ contributions made it a lively and truly interdisciplinary experience. Like- wise, the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst offered its generous support for the Queer Theory Seminar at Cornell; it was a privilege to have that level of engagement with Biddy Martin and the many participants. I want to thank Dagmar Herzog in particular. The seminar offered valuable comments that propelled earlier versions of the work into a more devel- oped form. I would especially in this regard like to thank Bruce Bethell, at the University of Illinois Press, whose engaged commentary and care- ful editing helped give the manuscript its final shape. The University of Rochester has provided me an intellectual home for a number of years. In the Department of Modern Languages and Cul- tures I have experienced the support of not just colleagues but real friends. Our Susan B. Anthony Institute creates a community of scholars from which I and this book have benefited greatly. Additionally, the programs in visual and cultural studies and film and media studies have provided welcome forums for the exchange of ideas. Kamran Ali, Rachel Ablow, Janet Berlo, Joanne Bernardi, Lisa Cartwright, Elizabeth Cohen, Ayala Emmett, Robert Foster, Mary Fox, Hal Gladfelder, Tom Hahn, Patricia Herminghouse, Cilas Kemedjio, Rosemary Kegl, Bette London, Andrés vii 00.FM.i-x_Hall 7 5/3/04, 11:32 AM viii Acknowledgments Nader, Kathleen Parthé, Jean Pedersen, David Rodowick, Raul Rodriguez- Hernandez, Joan Saab, Claudia Schaeffer, Timothy Scheie, Reinhild Ste- ingröver, Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio, Jeffrey Tucker, and Janet Wolff have offered comments, critiques, and support. Moreover, all of us en- gaged in queer work at the university have benefited greatly from Doug- las Crimp’s work and simple presence on campus. My respect and affection for John Michael are boundless. Empty are the days when I do not enjoy Sharon Willis’s keen insight and limitless wit. Where would I be without Sue Gustafson, my colleague, mentor, and friend? Your engagement has made a world of difference. I am privileged to know Tom DiPiero, and I owe special thanks to him for his energy and generosity and for sharing many beers and countless ideas. My fondest thanks to my oldest friend and critic, James Scannell McCormick. Here is to old friends! Finally, how can I even begin to thank Mohammed Bamyeh? The globe spins, the tulips grow, the ashes scatter, planes fly, ideas become words shared, and we remain at each other’s side, even when apart. 00.FM.i-x_Hall 8 5/3/04, 11:32 AM queer social philosophy 00.FM.i-x_Hall 9 5/3/04, 11:32 AM