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[97] Sprewell: No, labor is not the only source of use value. Nature also
provides a certain amount of use value. It does this by
providing the raw materials from which commodities are
produced. Labor provides the majority of use value by
changing the form of natural matter, but not all of it.
Labor, on the other hand, is the only source of value.
Natural materials such as air, soil, natural meadows,
etc. all have utility to man, but that utility does not come
from labor. They are use values but not values. They
become values when their form is changed through labor. |
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