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| Question 113: Coat and linen are qualitatively different use-values. Are they exchanged because their use-values are different, or because the labors in them are different? |
| [84] Shelley: The coat and the linen are exchanged because their use-values are different and because the labors in them are different. Their use-values being the coat and the linen are needed by individuals, there is use. Their labors are tailoring and weaving. Without these specific labors we would not have these specific items of use-value. We would not hand a house keeper some cloth to tailor a coat, usually. |
| Also, relating to Iblindone [2005fa:112], some use-values are produced more efficiently by individuals who have more experience or are more skilled. In most situations it may be most beneficial for one person to always exchange their linen for coats because it may take him three hours more than another individual to produce one coat (production possibilities). |
| Without the labor we would not have these use-values. We would not need these labors without the use-values. Because individuals do have a need to stay warm I feel that the idea of labor is greater but we are still exchanging for use-value as well. If we did not have these particular needs we would not form these labors, right?. |
| Hans: This isn't the complete answer, more can be said about it, but it's a good start. |
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