Christine Sypnowich is Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

• Preface 1 The Political is Personal: G. A. Cohen’s Philosophical Journey2 No-Bullshit Marxism and the Fate of Historical Materialism3 Rescuing Freedom from Nozick4 Rescuing Justice from Rawls5 Taking Responsibility for Egalitarianism6 Rescuing Existing Value – for or Against Socialism?7 Conclusion: Paradox and Legacy NotesBibliographyIndex

"Christine Sypnowich’s impressively well-informed presentation of Jerry Cohen’s exceptional personality and her insightful critical discussion of all key aspects of his work will make readers understand why his unusual combination of radical political views and meticulous prose keeps inspiring so many young philosophers, and not only them."Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain"Opening with an engaging biographical account of Cohen’s political and intellectual development, Sypnowich demonstrates how his rigorously analytical quest for the nature of a just society can be structured around a set of tensions – “paradoxes” – with which he so influentially wrestled throughout his life."Hillel Steiner FBA, University of Manchester"A lucid reintroduction of Cohen's work."Canadian Journal of Political Science

Christine Sypnowich is Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

• Preface 1 The Political is Personal: G. A. Cohen’s Philosophical Journey2 No-Bullshit Marxism and the Fate of Historical Materialism3 Rescuing Freedom from Nozick4 Rescuing Justice from Rawls5 Taking Responsibility for Egalitarianism6 Rescuing Existing Value – for or Against Socialism?7 Conclusion: Paradox and Legacy NotesBibliographyIndex

"Christine Sypnowich’s impressively well-informed presentation of Jerry Cohen’s exceptional personality and her insightful critical discussion of all key aspects of his work will make readers understand why his unusual combination of radical political views and meticulous prose keeps inspiring so many young philosophers, and not only them."Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain"Opening with an engaging biographical account of Cohen’s political and intellectual development, Sypnowich demonstrates how his rigorously analytical quest for the nature of a just society can be structured around a set of tensions – “paradoxes” – with which he so influentially wrestled throughout his life."Hillel Steiner FBA, University of Manchester"A lucid reintroduction of Cohen's work."Canadian Journal of Political Science

Christine Sypnowich is Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

• Preface 1 The Political is Personal: G. A. Cohen’s Philosophical Journey2 No-Bullshit Marxism and the Fate of Historical Materialism3 Rescuing Freedom from Nozick4 Rescuing Justice from Rawls5 Taking Responsibility for Egalitarianism6 Rescuing Existing Value – for or Against Socialism?7 Conclusion: Paradox and Legacy NotesBibliographyIndex

"Christine Sypnowich’s impressively well-informed presentation of Jerry Cohen’s exceptional personality and her insightful critical discussion of all key aspects of his work will make readers understand why his unusual combination of radical political views and meticulous prose keeps inspiring so many young philosophers, and not only them."Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain"Opening with an engaging biographical account of Cohen’s political and intellectual development, Sypnowich demonstrates how his rigorously analytical quest for the nature of a just society can be structured around a set of tensions – “paradoxes” – with which he so influentially wrestled throughout his life."Hillel Steiner FBA, University of Manchester"A lucid reintroduction of Cohen's work."Canadian Journal of Political Science