I. Marx's two-fold character of labour
Inquiry 23 (3):349 – 352 (1980)
| Abstract | Ulrich Steinvorth ('Marx's Analysis of Commodity Exchange?, Inquiry, Vol. 19 [1976]) and C. J. Arthur ('Labour: Marx's Concrete Universal?, Inquiry, Vol. 21 [1978]) rely on the two?fold character of labour in arguing that the mysteries of money and profit have been correctly interpreted by Marx. However, Marx's own arguments for his distinction between abstract and concrete labour are faulty, as is his identification of labour and material products. They also claim that the exchange of commodities and distribution of resources in capitalist society validate Marx's theory that the determination of value by labour?time is the ?secret? behind capitalist crises. These claims are insufficiently justified, and provide no additional reason for accepting the two?fold character of labour | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,701 |
| External links |
 |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesSean Sayers (2011). Alienation as a Critical Concept. International Critical Thought 1 (3):287-304.
Patrick Murray (2000). Marx's 'Truly Social' Labour Theory of Value: Part II, How Is Labour That Is Under the Sway of Capital Actually Abstract? Historical Materialism 7 (1):99-136.
Anne O.’ & Byrne (2004). Symbol, Exchange and Birth: Towards a Theory of Labour and Relation. Philosophy and Social Criticism 30 (3).
G. A. Cohen (1983). More on Exploitation and the Labour Theory of Value. Inquiry 26 (3):309 – 331.
Terrell Carver (1975). Marx's Commodity Fetishism. Inquiry 18 (1):39 – 63.
Sean Sayers (2007). The Concept of Labor: Marx and His Critics. Science and Society 71 (4):431-454.
Henry Laycock (1999). Exploitation Via Labour Power in Marx. Journal of Ethics 3 (2):121--131.
Ulrich Steinvorth (1976). I. Marx's Analysis of Commodity Exchange—a Reply to Carver. Inquiry 19 (1-4):99 – 108.
C. J. Arthur (1978). I. Labour: Marx's Concrete Universal. Inquiry 21 (1-4):87 – 103.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-01-30Total downloads12 ( #93,408 of 549,108 )Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #63,361 of 549,108 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
