Equivalence, commensurability, value: Three arguments of commensurability in the beginning of Capital and their impact on 150 years of Marxist (critique of) political economy

Bidragets oversatte titel: Ækvivalens, kommensurabilitet, værdi: Tre kommensurabilitetsargumenter i Kapitalens begyndelse og indvirkningen på 150 års marxistisk (kritik af) politisk økonomi

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Abstract

Deriving value in Capital Marx uses three commensurability arguments (CA1-3). CA1 establishes equivalence in exchange as exchangeability with the same third commodity. CA2 establishes value as common denominator in commodities: embodied abstract labour. CA3 establishes value substance as commonality of labour: physiological labour. Tensions between these logics have permeated Marxist interpretations of value. Some have supported value as embodied labour (CA2, 3), others a monetary theory of value and value as ‘pure’ societal abstraction (ultimately CA1). They all are grounded in Marx.
Bidragets oversatte titelÆkvivalens, kommensurabilitet, værdi: Tre kommensurabilitetsargumenter i Kapitalens begyndelse og indvirkningen på 150 års marxistisk (kritik af) politisk økonomi
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Publikationsdato23 okt. 2017
Antal sider15
StatusUdgivet - 23 okt. 2017
Begivenhed65th annual conference of the Japan Society of Political Economy Capital (150 years)・Imperialism (100 years) and the Critique of Capitalism - Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
Varighed: 28 okt. 201729 okt. 2017
Konferencens nummer: 65

Konference

Konference65th annual conference of the Japan Society of Political Economy Capital (150 years)・Imperialism (100 years) and the Critique of Capitalism
Nummer65
LokationChuo University
Land/OmrådeJapan
ByTokyo
Periode28/10/201729/10/2017

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