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[40] Kalle: Respons to Carens answer to question 67 I do not think Caren really answered what was asked in question 67.
I interpreted the question in a little bit different way.
To me the question was if a product must be produced by humans (labor) in order to have use -and exchange value.
According to Marx labor is not the only source of use value or only source of value.
In most cases labor seems to be the major source of both values.
However, the nature can by itself, without the help from human labor, furnish and shape objects to become
“goods” with both use value and value to human beings.
Wild apples for example, do not involve any kind of human labor in order to become a finished product.
Even though no labor is involved, the end product has both use value and exchange value.
One aspect that might be reason for some confusion is that Marx said earlier that use value is created
from human labor creativity.
Then one must draw the conclusion that the nature also has the ability to create, and produce use value. |
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