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Capital Volume 1 Part 1 Chapter 1 Section 1 Post 4

February 24th, 2010 · 15 Comments

We now have three concepts: use-value, exchange-value, and value.  (I’m not sure under what conditions Marx capitalizes the V in value; it seems inconsistent, but I’m guessing there is a reason for it somewhere).
Use-value refers to the material particulars of the commodity; size, weight, chemical composition, shape, &c.  Exchange-value refers to the quantity of that [...]

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