"Much contemporary left thought focuses on what is wrong with capitalism. Is capitalism bad because of its unjust distributive outcomes? Or is it bad because workers are dominated, subjected to arbitrary power? Or does the badness of capitalism have to do with the opacity of the market and the way it prevents valuable forms of collective agency?

While this debate about what is wrong or unjust in capitalism is important, the Left also needs to articulate a positive vision of a good society that could replace capitalism. After all, simply highlighting the problems of capitalism is unlikely to be enough to persuade people to embrace socialism. And while Karl Marx wrote that it was not for him to write “recipes for the cook-shops of the future,” “unless we write recipes for future kitchens, there’s no reason to think we’ll get food we like,” as G. A. Cohen put it.

In my forthcoming book, Flourishing Together: Karl Marx’s Vision of the Good Society, I put forward a novel interpretation of Marx’s vision of the good society. This interpretation defends the centrality of personal development and satisfying the needs of others to human flourishing. On this view, we realize ourselves through providing others with the goods and services others need for their flourishing. I argue that this interpretation is appealing, and that it could provide the Left with an attractive account of an alternative to capitalism.

However, Marx’s vision of the good society is often thought to be based on unrealistic assumptions, such as limitless abundance or an overcoming of the division of labor. My contention is that these assumptions are based on a misinterpretation of Marx’s position. To understand why Marx’s vision of the good society has been misinterpreted, we need to first understand the philosophical roots of this view."

https://jacobin.com/2025/10/marx-theory-philosophy-cohen-flourishing-labor/

#Marx #Marxism #CriticalTheory #GoodSociety #Philosophy

Someone recommended I look into the Good Society RPG as inspiration for a game/project I have in mind.

I'm a sucker for print products over PDF's and I've got no qualms about paying their asking price but is there something like a free quickstart guide or SRD so I could vet whether its worth spending $65 for the full print product or if I should just kick them $20 for the digital version?

#rpg #ttrpg #goodsociety

Soviel zu Geschlechterrollen: Vier Kerle hatten gestern einen Riesenspaß mit romantischen Liebesdramen im Jane Austen-Rollenspiel #goodsociety, während nebenan die Mädelsgruppe in Vampire blutrünstigen Dingen in Berlin nachgegangen ist.

Ich muss sagen, Good Society hat mir sehr gut gefallen, ein rundes und sehr cooles Rollenspiel. Mal was anderes. Daher klare Empfehlung für alle, die mal was Neues und Innovatives ausprobieren wollen. #pnpde

The measurement of a good and mature society is and will always be its treatment of minorities

#germany #austria #usa #unitedkingdom #goodsociety #minorities

Looking forward to reading this report "The New Settlement: For a Better Society" from #Compass in detail.

https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/the-new-settlement-for-a-better-society/

Compass are an organisation that sees itself as the home for everyone who wants to be part of a much more equal, democratic and sustainable future.

#progressive #goodSociety

Mela: *schreibt am Log der letzten Rollenspielsession und grübelt über Details*
Mela: *tippety tappety* "Hey, 'he handled the situation with Aodhnait and the dress in a dignified and skilled manner', is correct, isn't it?"
Player (Kinfolk): *zurückhaltender* "He handled it as best as he could."
Mela: "Hey, nobody is bleeding and nothing is on fire!"
Player (Kinfolk): "Yet."
Mela: "Yet."

#Rollenspiel #Werewolf #GoodSociety #WoD #RPG #pnp