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[67] SamHouston: Child Birth. No. I enjoyed Josh's commentary in [66] for his correct analysis of
labor as the father of use-value. An additional element to this
question is whether or not produced means of production should be
included in the equation for use value. Josh correctly pointed out that
all produced means of production are the product of labor and nature.
However, in the production process, the produced means are part of the
creation of use-value. This is where we should examine whether or not
produced means should be part of the equation because obviously they
contribute to use-value. But, the produced means of production seem to
take on part of the task of labor and mixes with nature to produce a
use-value. The produced means of production substitute machine labor
for man's labor, but is not independent of labor. The laborer uses
produced means of production, effecting the total amount of labor needed
in the creation of a commodity. The produced means of production effect
the outcome of labor (or how much labor is required to produce a
commodity which has an effect on the use-value of the commodity) but is
not independent of labor. To say that Labor+Nature+Produced means of
Production=Use Value adds an unnecessary ingredient to the table because
Labor already accounts for the input of produced means of production. |
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