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[1] Ames: quantity affects quality. Breast implants are an example of something in which its quantity affects
its quality. Specifically for cosmetic purposes, a single breast implant has
little relative value compared to the value of each implant in a pair of
breast implants. That is, a single breast implant can be made from the most
esthetic and durable materials, shaped to exact proportions, but its quality
will be undermined because a patient or surgeon has little use for a single
breast implant without a second to match. Therefore, when two breast
implants are available, the quality of each becomes greater. This is
because as a pair, these commodities are qualitively surperior. As Marx
asserts, qualities must first be actualized by placing the thing in relation
with other things. Therefore quantities become relative as well. In order
for a breast implant to have greater quality, it must be paired with a
second breast implant that is exactly the same. Only in this manner will it
contain use-value. Thus, the quantity of breast implants affects its
quality. |
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