Gerald A. Cohen, Why not Socialism?

This is a very short book. It was published the same year that its author, the political philosopher, G. A. Cohen, died. It takes a relatively informal approach to many ideas that Cohen has explored elsewhere in serious and rigorous depth. But what the book lacks in bulk and rigor, it more than makes up for in sincerity. We are indeed lucky to have this accessible summary of a first-rate thinker’s most deeply felt principles. The book’s title brings to mind the famous essay by Albert Einstein...