| This question <23|92> overall <25|27> Hans: <19|29>. |
| Exam Question 10: What is a commodity? Marx does not give the definition of a commodity but an analysis. How would you define the thing he analyzes? (The answer can be given in one sentence.) |
| [26] Hans: Wealth is Use-Values, not Money. Maybe Chris, Charles, and Rob thought, “I know what a commodity is, I don't have to read Marx for that.” That is not the point. The word “commodity” can be used with many different nuances of meanings in many different contexts. Here we are talking about Marx's text. He uses the word “commodity” a lot without ever defining it. What does he mean with the word “commodity?” That was the question. |
| And the answer is, according to the Annotations: “a commodity is something produced for sale or exchange.” Although this answer is given in the Annotations right before the question, there seems to be a lot of resistance to this answer. People do not seem to think that it is satisfactory. In [2005fa:582] I tried to address this. |
| By the way, this question is labeled “exam question” exactly because the answer is given in the Annotations right together with the question. It would be too easy for a homework question, therefore you cannot get a grade for it. |
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