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[8] JT: Impasse essentially means an impassable point. Marx reaches these
impassable points from a casual observation of the world around him. He
becomes torn between two different explanations of the world around him which
he believes are both correct. Marx says that the exchange value is based on
something outside of the exchange. The exchange could be based on the
location of the exchange taking place, the number of similiar commodities
that are being exchanged, what people tend to pefer, etc. He also argues
that an exchange value has an inherent worth in the commodity being
exchanged. This is where Marx says that “considering the matter more
closely” is essential. There may be some underlying cause or reason to a
phenomenon taking place that one cannot understand without studying it a
little closer. An example of this would be a person who has never been
swimming in water and then seeing a boat floating and assuming that one could
walk on water. Another example is Hans' experience with the people blinking
their lights at him and Hans thinking that they must know him, without even
considering his lights were off and needed to be turned on. |
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