No one would be a socialist if they didn't care about socialist ideals. Let's stop pretending otherwise. While we're at it, please don't try to rehabilitate authoritarian regimes.| benburgis.substack.com
Some thoughts on G.A. Cohen's defense of Marx's historical materialism, his normative case for socialism, and what's missing at the intersection of the two| Philosophy for the People w/Ben Burgis
Socialist philosopher G. A. Cohen was a brilliant thinker who subjected Marxism to the same scrutiny he would any other ideology. If you want to see Marxism at its most nondogmatic and precise, you should read G. A. Cohen.| jacobin.com
Socialist philosopher G.A. Cohen put belief in human free will at the heart of his account of egalitarian justice. He also thought it was incompatible with determinism.| benburgis.substack.com