This question <554|565> overall <560|562> Golfer: <469|564>.

Question 176: Why are commodities not interested in each other's use values?

[561] Golfer: I think that the commodities are not interested in the use values of other commodities, because they are not use-values to each other.

Hans: This is exactly right. Use values arise in the relationship between commodities and humans, but in the relationships between commodities (which are exchange relations) only the value counts, not the use value.

You started on the right foot, but the way you are developing it in the text that follows now does not make much sense to me. Let me know if I am missing something.

[561] Golfer: A use value must have a purpose to someone or it has no use value. In other words, the society must have a need for a commodity or it will not have a use value. I think for a commodity to become a commodity it must serve a purpose, and provide a comfort or service to the owner in which he is willing to give something of worth for it. Marx has suggested that without demand there is no use value. Thus, commodities and their use values are not interested in each other, because they serve complety different purposes, and are demanded or used for different reasons. (datestring)Wed, 15 Mar 1995 15:49:12 -0700 (MST)(/datestring) The only other thing that would motivate the capitalist would be profit. The reason he makes shoes is not only to feed his family, but also to gain profit.

Hans: Did you get the Question number right?

	Students enrolled for Econ 5080 in 2009fa are invited to give feedback to the above message Pseudonym:      UofU ID:   Text: