Selfownership and property in the person social sciences. In selfownership, freedom, and equality he levels several strong. In his book selfownership, freedom and equality, gerald allan. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. Selfownership, freedom, and equality studies in marxism. Cohen, 9780521477512, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy selfownership, freedom, and equality studies in marxism and social theory by cohen, g. The concept of selfownership is critical to understand the ethical. Selfownership, freedom, and equality studies in marxism and social.
Selfownership, freedom, and equality, by ga cohen mises institute. Pdf selfownership, worldownership, and initial acquisition. Cohen, selfownership, freedom, and equality cambridge. The author argues that selfownership cannot deliver the freedom it. Eric mack, selfownership, freedom and equality philpapers. Selfownership, freedom, and equality studies in marxism and social theory. Cohen was perhaps libertarianisms most formidable critic. Nozicks account, cohen notes, is based on a vague notion of acquisition, but it actually relies on the assumption that resources are all initially unowned and up for. Cohen, i argue that nozicks principle of justice in acquisition is unsound, since it. He also has many criticisms of the lockeannozickean rule of original acquisition. Cambridge university press 0521477514 selfownership, freedom, and equality g. Article pdf available in economics and philosophy 2. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In self ownership, freedom, and equality he levels several strong. Cohen examines the libertarian principle of selfownership, which says that each person belongs to himself and therefore owes no service or product to anyone else. Selfownership, freedom, and equality studies in marxism and social theory cohen, g. He takes libertarianpolitical theory with extreme seriousness, and again and again he makes points devastating to socialism. This principle is used to defend capitalist inequality, which is said to reflect each persons freedom to do as as he wishes with himself. Cohens selfownership, freedom, and equality is a collection of.
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