Fetishization -- things vs relations Hugh Rodwell m-14970 at mailbox.swipnet.se Fri Sep 25 01:20:38 MDT 1998
Previous message: M-TH: Money for Old Tropes Next message: M-TH: Money for Old Tropes Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BodyS writes: > Fetishizing, it seems to me, is the transformation of the thing >into a social entity. The problem is that Marx's view is the exact opposite. For him, fetishization is the transformation of a social relation of power into a thing -- for instance, the car is assigned the status that comes with the power over others expressed by the owner's ability to dispose over social value, or money is seen as a source of wealth rather than an expression of power over the labour of others embodied in a product of labour. Cheers, Hugh This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
