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[37] Belmont: Labor and Nature. Marx is quoted as saying “Useful labor is a necessary condition, independent of
all forms of society, for the existence of the human race; it is an external
nature imposed necessity, in order to mediate the metabolism between man and
nature, and thus human life.” The question asks if produced means of production
should be put on the same level as labor and earth. Labor and earth are
necessities in producing a commodity, means of production is just a way for
someone to make money off the labor of others. Without modern means of
production would commodities still reach the final stage of production? The
answer is yes. I don't believe means of production is anywhere near the same
level of importance as the raw materials and work put into producing a
commodity because it is a luxury rather than a necessity. If labor is the
father and earth the mother I would rank means of production as the teenager
who is waiting for their parents to die so he can inherit what his parents
worked so hard for. The problem with modern day is the labor isn't given any
credit. The owners of the production factories ride the coat tails of the people
and materials that actually produce the commodity, and sit back and get rich
off of them. I agree with Antonio in that the capitalists exploit the rest of
society and use what has been around forever and act like it is some sort of
new idea they have just come up with. |
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