Gerald Allan Cohen was a Canadian political philosopher, born in 1941 and died in 2009, who held the positions of Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford. He was known for his work on Marxism and, in his later career, on egalitarianism and distributive justice in normative political philosophy.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountIn Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality he argued for socialism by way of an extensive critique of the Lockean principle of self-ownership used to defend libertarianism. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountKarl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence (1978) 1 Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountChichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford, 1985 to 2008 1 Death YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountMontreal, Quebec, Canada 1 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountAnalytical Marxism and egalitarianism 1 Classification
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Source G.A. Cohen (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, originated there.
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: G. A. Cohen, the same subject.
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1. G.A. Cohen (Wikipedia)
WikipediaBackground section, first sentence (birth year)
Born into an ethnically Jewish but "militantly anti-religious" family in Montreal, Quebec, on 14 April 1941, Cohen was a "red diaper baby".
Background section, first sentence (birth date)
Born into an ethnically Jewish but "militantly anti-religious" family in Montreal, Quebec, on 14 April 1941, Cohen was a "red diaper baby".
Background section, first sentence (birthplace)
Born into an ethnically Jewish but "militantly anti-religious" family in Montreal, Quebec, on 14 April 1941, Cohen was a "red diaper baby".
Personal life and death section (death year)
On 5 August 2009, Cohen died from a stroke at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, aged 68.
Personal life and death section (death date)
On 5 August 2009, Cohen died from a stroke at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, aged 68.
Personal life and death section (death place)
On 5 August 2009, Cohen died from a stroke at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, aged 68.
Academic career section, analytical Marxism sentence
Cohen was a proponent of analytical Marxism and a founding member of the September Group.
Academic career section, Marx's Theory of History sentence
His 1978 work Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence defends an interpretation of Karl Marx's historical materialism its critics often call technological determinism.
Academic career section, self-ownership critique sentence
In History, Labour, and Freedom and Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality, Cohen offers an extensive moral argument in favour of socialism, contrasting his views with those of John Rawls and Robert Nozick by articulating an extensive critique of the Lockean principle of self-ownership
Academic career section, retirement sentence
Cohen retired from the Chichele chair in 2008.
Lead section, nationality sentence
Gerald Allan Cohen ( KOH-ən; 14 April 1941-5 August 2009) was a Canadian political philosopher who held the positions of Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, University College London and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford.
Influenced By: Karl Marx, Academic career section, Marx sentence (edge)
His 1978 work Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence defends an interpretation of Karl Marx's historical materialism its critics often call technological determinism.
Associated With: Robert Nozick, Academic career section, self-ownership sentence, re Nozick
contrasting his views with those of John Rawls and Robert Nozick by articulating an extensive critique of the Lockean principle of self-ownership as well as the use of that principle to defend right as well as left-libertarianism
Associated With: John Rawls, Academic career section, self-ownership sentence, re Rawls
contrasting his views with those of John Rawls and Robert Nozick by articulating an extensive critique of the Lockean principle of self-ownership as well as the use of that principle to defend right as well as left-libertarianism
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