G.A. Cohen

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Charles_Taylor
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:All_Souls_College,_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkbp:birthDate April 14, 1941
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Cohen
gptkb:Rebecca_Cohen
gptkb:Daniel_Cohen
gptkbp:contribution theory of equality
theory of justice
debate on equality
debate on socialism
analysis of social institutions
debate on justice
debate on freedom
critique of distributive justice
debate on capitalism
debate on political philosophy
debate on self-ownership
gptkbp:deathDate August 14, 2009
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Montreal,_Canada
gptkbp:field political philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G.A. Cohen
gptkbp:influenced political theory
social justice theory
gptkbp:influencedBy liberal theory
egalitarianism
Marxist_theory
gptkbp:influences gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkb:Isaiah_Berlin
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:knownFor critique of capitalism
defense of socialism
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
Jewish
gptkbp:notableWorks Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality
Rescuing Justice and Equality
Karl_Marx's_Theory_of_History:_A_Defence
gptkbp:occupation professor
gptkbp:philosophy Marxism
Socialism
Analytic philosophy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Cohen