Why Not Community? An Exploration of The Value of Community in Cohen's Socialism

Lasse Nielsen; Andreas Albertsen

doi:10.1007/s11158-021-09525-0

Why Not Community? An Exploration of The Value of Community in Cohen's Socialism

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The work of prominent analytical Marxist G. A. Cohen provides a vision of socialism which has distributive justice and community at its core. While Cohen's view of distributive justice has been hugely influential, much less has been said about community. This article argues that community plays three distinct roles in Cohen's socialism. One is as an independent value, the second is as a necessary adjacent counterpart to justice, which serves both to restrict and facilitate distributive equality, and the third is as a critique of the liberal contractualist view of humanity. We argue that each of these are distinct and valuable elements in Cohen's thought, each of which must be recognized to understand the range and implications of Cohen's socialism.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Res Publica
Vol/bind	28
Nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	303-322
Antal sider	20
ISSN	1356-4765
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-021-09525-0
Status	Udgivet - jun. 2022

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