In message Sun, 26 Nov 1995 09:24:49 -0800,
Paul Zarembka <ECOPAULZ@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu> writes:
> Althusser's suggestion to begin after Part I sends a clear message--that
> the essence of a theoretical understanding of Capital hinges on
> understanding on the capital--wage-labor relation.
>
I agree, but what is capital? This is the point that Marx was making (and
that Fred M. has underlined): to understand capital, we need to understand
money and to understand what money is, we need Part I.
in solidarity,
mike
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