From: Philip Dunn (pscumnud@DIRCON.CO.UK)
Date: Tue Feb 15 2005 - 09:03:32 EST
Jerry In reply only to the last part of your post. The role of use-value is very wide in Marx. In addtion to its basic role as material bearer I can list off the top of my head the following: 1. The equivalent form of value has the peculiarity that use-value becomes the form of appearance of its opposite, value. Use-value expressing value??? 2. The use-value of the commodity labour-power possesses the peculiar property of being a source of value. Use-value creating value??? 3. The distinction between value-creating labour and value-transferring labour results from the two-fold character of labour. Useful labour transfering value??? 4. the distinction between fluid and fixed capital is made by considering whether or not the use-value is transferred to the product along with the value. Phil Quoting Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM: <SNIP> > > > As to use-value, someone once said that for Marx value was King > > but use-value was Lord High Everything Else. Does anyone recall who > > sais that? > > The Marx associated with the expression "Lord High Everything > Else" was none other than -- you bet your life -- Graucho. So, > whoever said the above was playfully mixing Marxs. > > In solidarity, Jerry > Philip Dunn
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