Re: [OPE-L] The Ghost in Volume 3 of Marx's _Capital_

From: Andrew Brown (A.Brown@LUBS.LEEDS.AC.UK)
Date: Fri Oct 28 2005 - 07:55:28 EDT


This quote sums it up nicely. The substance of value is 'ghostly' labour
because it purely abstract, purely non-sensuous labour, hence requiring
money for its existence. 

Andy


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From: OPE-L [mailto:OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU] On Behalf Of glevy@PRATT.EDU
Sent: 27 October 2005 20:58
To: OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU
Subject: [OPE-L] The Ghost in Volume 3 of Marx's _Capital_

We have yet to discuss the ghost in Volume 3, Ch. 48, last paragraph in
the 1st section:
<http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1894-c3/ch48.htm>

The "mere ghost", it turns out, is none other than Labour ...
"which is no more than an empty abstraction and taken by itself
does not exist ...."

Comments?

In solidarity, Jerry


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