In reply to OPE-L 4857: Jerry wrote: "most would agree that Marx's theories can no longer be described as being "new"." Nor can Aristarchus' system be described as having been new in Copernicus' time. But the *Copernican system* certainly was new. It was a rediscovery profoundly at variance with then-existing cosmology. Jerry also wrote: "I gather, then, that you claim that it was Marx's value theory rather than more recent "Marxian theories of value" that represented a Copernican revolution. Thus, the "Copernican revolution" in value theory happened in the 19th Century (even if that wasn't fully appreciated at that time)." No. The Copernican Revolution is taking place at this moment. The analogy is Aristarchus' theory <==> Marx's theory Copernicus's revolution <==> current revolution in value theory Andrew Kliman
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