Why Not Socialism?

by G.A. Cohen

Book Overview

A compelling case for why it's time for socialism

Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? In this concise book, one of the world's leading political philosophers presents with clarity and wit a compelling moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated.

There are times, G. A. Cohen notes, when we all behave like socialists. On a camping trip, for example, campers wouldn't dream of charging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691143617
• ISBN13: 9780691143613
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.0" x 6.1"