Cohen's Critique of Rawls's Theory of Justice and His Conception of Socialist Justice
G.A.Cohen,an analytical Marxist,sought to"rescue justice"by critiquing and transcending John Rawls's theory of justice,advancing a normative Marxist theory.Cohen argued that Rawls's theory suffered from a dual-istic flaw in separating"state and society"as well as politics and economics,and misinterpreted the nature and scope of normative principles.Cohen strictly distinguished normative principles from regulatory rules,emphasizing that prin-ciples of justice were not ultimately practice-oriented nor were they primarily concerned with the basic structure of soci-ety.He envisioned a socialist normative principle that unified"state and society",which did not rely on external political structures but instead achieved a just society through moral motivation influencing individual daily behavior.While Co-hen's critique of Rawls's theory of justice has made theoretical advances,particularly in his unified normative theory and socialist ethical ethos,it remains largely rhetorical and lacks attention to social realities.
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