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Quote of Day by G.A. Cohen: Of course, not everybody likes camping trips How a socialist philosopher used a camping trip to explain socialism

In Why Not Socialism?, G.A. Cohen uses humour and a camping-trip metaphor to highlight human differences and personal limits. By joking about discomfort and preferences, he argues that fairness should respect individual capacities. Equality, Cohen suggests, is not about equal suffering but about cooperation, mutual respect, and justice that acknowledges real human needs.