Paradoxes of conviction -- Politics and religion in a Montreal Communist Jewish childhood -- The development of Socialism from Utopia to science -- Hegel in Marx : the obstetric motif in the Marxist conception of revolution -- The opium of the people : God in Hegel, Feuerbach, and Marx -- Equality : from fact to norm -- Ways that bad things can be good : a lighter look at the problem of evil -- Justice, incentives, and selfishness -- Where the action is : on the site of the distributive justice -- Political philosophy and personal behavior
Summary
"This book presents G.A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996. Focusing on Marxism and Rawlsian liberalism, Cohen draws a connection between these thought systems and the choices that shape a person's life."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index
