In Greek thought, the “nomos” is the law / convention / institution of society, as opposed to the “physis” which denotes nature. For a thought-provoking discussion of how this tension bears on Marx’s value theory, see:
Castoriadis, Cornelius. 1984. "Value, Equality, Justice, Politics: From Marx to Aristotle and from Aristotle to Ourselves." In /Crossroads in the Labyrinth/. Brighton, Sussex: The Harvester Press Limited, pp. 260-339.
Jonathan Nitzan http://www.bnarchives.net
