G.A. Cohen - recommended reading?

[Oswy]

I'm thinking of spending some time this year reading a little of G.A. Cohen, a major leftist philosopher who died a couple of days ago. Is anyone familiar with any of his work? I understand that his book 'Why Not Socialism?' isn't yet available, which is what I'm waiting for in particular.

If anyone doesn't know him here's his Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Cohen

[Nwoye]

I don't think he's very popular here, so you probably won't get very good responses.

[Oswy]

Not popular as in unknown or not popular as in his ideas aren't liked?

[Nwoye]

ppl don't like him. I've personally never read him but I know his book "If you're an Egalitarian, how come your so rich?" is fairly popular.

[Hit The North]

There's the beginnings of an interesting discussion on Cohen in the obituary thread in Philosophy, that you might want to check out.

[Rosa Lichtenstein]

Oswy, the only thing of his that is really worth reading is his monumental work: Karl Marx's Theory of History, A Defence.

However, ignore his technological determinism and his functionalism (indeed, skip that particular chapter!).