For Work / Against Work
Debates on the centrality of work

Steiner, Hillel Greed and Fear 2014 Article Market Socialism, G.A. Cohen, Cohen Marx, Market Relations, Greed, Fear, Socialism, Egalitarianism, Political Economy
Citation Steiner, Hillel 2014 Article Politics, Philosophy & Economics Marx Market Relations Greed Fear Socialism Egalitarianism Political Economy Market Socialism G.A. Cohen Cohen

"Greed and Fear"

by Steiner, Hillel (2014)

Abstract

This essay argues that the proffered grounds for Cohen's rejection of market relations that they are sustained by the base motives of greed and fear are unsound and also unnecessary to explain the maximising behaviour induced by those relations.

Keywords

Marx, Market Relations, Greed, Fear, Socialism, Egalitarianism, Political Economy

Themes

Market Socialism, G.A. Cohen, Cohen

Links to Reference

Citation

Steiner, Hillel. “Greed and Fear.” Politics, Philosophy & Economics, vol. 13, no. 2, SAGE Publications, 2014, pp. 140–50, doi:10.1177/1470594X14528649.

Share


How to contribute.
Australian Research Council Ethics and Agency Research Centre
Privacy policy • Contact • Latest updates • Subscribe • RSS

Content Copyright 2026 Jean-Philippe Deranty and Macquarie University. This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Licence (except for journal/book abstracts and quotations which are the property of their respective authors).


Cite this page as though it were a secondary source, thus the inline citation should be (Steiner, H. 2014 p. 140-150 cited in Deranty et. al. 2026). In the references, use: