Why Not Socialism

Zusatztext "However small the package . . . the problems that Cohen addresses in this slim volume are of enormous importance, and can be taken seriously by readers ranging from those with only a tangential interest in the field, to serious scholars of egalitarian and socialist thought." ---Robert C. Robinson, Political Studies Review Informationen zum Autor G. A. Cohen Klappentext " Why Not Socialism? very elegantly advances philosophical arguments that Cohen has famously developed over the past twenty years, and it does so in a manner that is completely accessible to nonphilosophers. The book brilliantly captures the essence of the socialist ethical complaint against market society. Why Not Socialism? is a very timely book." --Hillel Steiner, University of Manchester "Cohen makes out the case for the moral attractiveness of socialism based on the rather homely example of a camping trip. The positive argument of his book is impressive, and there is a rather disarming combination of simplicity of presentation and example with a deep intellectual engagement with the issues. It is very clear that there is an analytically powerful mind at work here." --Jonathan Wolff, author of Why Read Marx Today? Zusammenfassung Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? This book presents a moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER I: The Camping Trip CHAPTER II: The Principles Realized on the Camping Trip CHAPTER III: Is the Ideal Desirable? CHAPTER IV: Is the Ideal Feasible? Are the Obstacles to It Human Selfishness! or Poor Social Technology? CHAPTER V: Coda Acknowledgment

Product details

• Authors: G. A. Cohen, Gerald A. Cohen
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.08.2009
• EAN: 9780691143613
• ISBN: 978-0-691-14361-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 160 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Princeton University Press; Princeton University Press
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies