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[141] Rambis: contradiction This translation is blatantly incorrect and self-contradictory
because it says that the “simple expression of the value of a commodity
lies hidden in the value relation between two commodities.” This would
imply that the simple expression of a value is an implicit inference
while by definition a simple expression of a value is an explicit,
equation-like statement (Ex: x commodity A = y commodity B, or x
commodity A is worth y of commodity B). The value relation between two
commodities is expressed by the exchange relations of the two commodities
and by the division and interdependence of the different labor
processes. It is incorrect obviously because it misdefines the terms of
simple expression and value relationships, but it is also
self-contradictory because the simple expression of value is not hidden
but is explicitly understood and given at the outset when measuring the
relationship between two commodities. The value relation is determined
by comparing and examining the ways in which the commodities interact and
are interdependent and the processes used to arrive at their formulation. |
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