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| Question 86: Think of a real life situation (not necessarily related to what Marx is speaking about here) where someone says, “a pair of shoes is a pair of shoes,” or “a car is a car,” or “20 yards of linen are 20 yards of linen,” or “I am I” (compare footnote 18 to R144:1 below). Describe exactly what is meant by this phrase in the situation you chose. |
| [131] Angela: Logical mistake: I am I “I am I”, we usually make a logical mistake to say this sentence. If we say this sentence, we actually mean something except for the meaning of my personal. The first utterance “I” denotes “myself” and the second utterance “I” denotes lots of things except for “myself.” The second utterance “I” might mean “my individual,” “my personality,” “my characteristics,” etc. If I said this sentence, I mean that I am my own master, or I have special personalities or characteristics so that no one can affect me, or I believe in myself, or I am independent individual, etc. |
| When we say this sentence, we mean lots of and not just “I am I.” We know this is a logical mistake but we usually do that in our real life. Because of this reason, the commodities can't express their values in themselves. If we did so, then we make a logical mistake. |
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