Queering Philosophy

by Kim Hall

Queering Philosophy provides a critical introduction to and engagement with current conversations and emerging themes at the nexus of queer theory and philosophy. Much more than a summary of recent work, this book presents an intersectional, thematic approach that highlights scholarship at the cutting edge of queer, feminist, disability, and critical race theories; defines the parameters of contemporary queer philosophy; and argues that a queer philosophy must aim to queer philosophy. Queering Philosophy explores the possibility of doing philosophy otherwise. In doing so, the book explores feminist, critical race, and critical disability theories to advance a queer feminist critique, and challenges the unacknowledged whiteness and other forms of marginalization that have characterized the mainstream of philosophy and queer theory’s archive. This accessible and important book is ideal for courses in philosophy and gender, sexuality, race and disability studies.

Genres: Philosophy

162 pages, Paperback

Published June 9, 2022

Reviews

[Ramona · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not crazy about the prose, but as a work of philosophy I think its a metatextual triumph. Hall continually urges us to think of doing philosophy "otherwise", and throughout the book (but especially the last chapter on ethics) they illustrate this perfectly, merging feminist care ethics with the Platonic eudaemonia. It feels like a teacher doing the first example on the board (using the foundational figures of Western philosophy) and then saying, now you try it.