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GA Cohen, 'On the Currency of egalitarian Justice, and Other Essays in Political Philosophy '

G. A. Cohen, On the Currency of Egalitarian Justice, and Other Essays in Political Philosophy , Michael Otsuka, ed., Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011, pp. 288.

Gerald A. Cohen (1941-2009) was one of the most committed and rigorous philosophers in contemporary political philosophy. At the time of his death, was preparing a compilation of his most significant. This is the first of three volumes in the realization of that project, which brings together essays written over three decades of work, both those who have shaped many of the central debates in political philosophy and published works here for the first time. In this work, Cohen reflects on the egalitarian approach must be based on reasons to achieve a society may, on the relationship between freedom and ownership, and ideal theory and political practice.

This includes the classic essays' Equality of What? " and "Capitalism, Freedom, and the Proletariat ', along with more recent works like' Fairness and Legitimacy in Justice ',' Freedom and Money 'and the unreleased' How to Do Political Philosophy." The collection offers clarity and precision, lucidity and passion, always have recognized Cohen. Taken together, these essays show how their work articulates a conception of freedom and equality that puts to the left of John Rawls, Ronald Dworkin and Amartya Sen. Here the first chapter 'On the Currency of Justice egalitarian. "

Our author held the Chichele Chair of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford University (1985-2008) and published five books in his lifetime: Karl Marx's Theory of History. A Defence (1978), History, Labour, and Freedom (1988), Self-ownership, Freedom, and Equality (1995), If You're an egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? (2000), Why Not Socialism? (2009).