History, Labour, and Freedom
E1046546
History, Labour, and Freedom is a collection of essays by analytic Marxist philosopher G. A. Cohen that critically examines historical materialism, theories of justice, and the moral foundations of socialism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| History, Labour, and Freedom canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
collection of essays ⓘ |
| about |
Karl Marx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
class structure ⓘ equality ⓘ exploitation ⓘ freedom ⓘ historical explanation ⓘ materialist conception of history ⓘ rational reconstruction of Marxism ⓘ socialist justice ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify historical materialism
ⓘ
critically assess Marxist theories of history ⓘ defend a moral case for socialism ⓘ |
| author |
G. A. Cohen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerald Allan Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
economic determinism
ⓘ
teleological readings of history ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ social and political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on historical materialism
ⓘ
essay on moral justification of socialism ⓘ essay on socialism and equality ⓘ essay on theories of justice ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | analytic Marxist ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely discussed in analytic Marxism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ liberal theories of justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
analytic Marxism
ⓘ
historical materialism ⓘ moral foundations of socialism ⓘ theories of justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking Marxist theory with contemporary moral philosophy
ⓘ
systematic analysis of historical materialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
critique of traditional Marxist historical determinism
ⓘ
normative foundations of socialism ⓘ relationship between history and morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Marxist philosophy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.