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enchanted,

'in uthtc h
Mn faPita[
/'/rs. Land.

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q . ve r Y ? u ce F. i{'in3, atonnd t"3 \olu e in r.r3g, +1.*..
is no*l^irr3rnys{eriol5
ih rnetd Ply slco-l srb +'.+i e s q h d
o.ro6qilt, Nh€flcr we
Sleo logico-| n i ce *i e s.
tonsiler it {"on *e
p.tnt of view ldtri
ly tti ir-op*-ties it
ii clprtle o+ sa+it-
ivrg f'umor wnls,

tr€ paiht
flrat +lose
qre +le
pbJqct of

fr - ," ^ .t.-. a" noon'daY ..l h a t m a n '

iy h," ,.d'"t.g ehaage.s.ltz,e \msUz
,lr tt" ...t.i"ls /urn;s'e4,
bv aa.ture 2.t ru'h a'
ioy ot to zttake
-
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all lAa{
lhe ta6le

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i1"",", ,' a/lc"ed ly
/mak/nc oul of it'
a lalle

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c6h-"diti"s, -tt
il +onds oh
its L""J, qnJ evolves oit o{
Lt rcr onry 5tands
its woden barn qrolesq qe
uil|l its
+":-""i
feet on

l-- r+r'-7--..

+le grodu.ers take +t e {i,.ft 6+ .i'

A co.-Ji+v i5 +I-t.{".e . rnysl.riou

b.rouse in :crcl
th,"q. ' lt'-
t
'.1 n"ns l.b"r..ppe"rs
',-pll
ch".d.t.r ,,
+" l+,eh os .^ oLi".+i"e clhi.i<ter
sh-P J 'p.^ +h! prJ*+ "f /

beco.u:e, H,e rclct,.n

oI
he produccr5 f^ tl",e sr,m
t"+Gl of +t €ir owh tab.r
15 piesehted f" fhem os
c soc;c, re ldti6h € x , 5 +, h o
not b.lween t L-.-t""sr
bur Lelueeh H.e Pbdu.ts
It iB a a lefln it e 6oc ie1
relatio! between Be4 tha
aesud ee , in t heir ey €6
the productiona of
In o rd e r to lind tbe hunan brain
a!!ea! a6 indepeadent
beih€6 e n d o {e d {i t h
tro t he ni6t - ehwelop 1if6, end enteline
re eion6 of t he ib t o lelatioh both
re l, ieiou6 wor ld with ole eothex
sd the huBer race.

I c all
t ie I et is his m
wnic h at t ac hes it-
s e1f t c t he lr od. f , c ts o
1aboI , 60 s ooh a. l h e y
af e ! ! . oduc 6d as c on m o d i -
t ie6, dd whic b is

f . om t Le pr oduc t ioe of

AUTI]CR
t he indiv iduaa a6s er t s itseai ss a part
' rL 6 .e1€-
''
' he ac r of €x c l eeF s-tebtlsi a l:.pctl-
! - odJ c r o, ar d. olr e. r - J , lh.o.eh Ll-en,
T he no ne y fo rn of t he wor ad
Whea I siate that
of coe no ditie g ac t ualay c on-
eeal6, iE6 tea d of dis c f os -
stdd in a refa-
inA , tb e social c balac t er
t ion to 1ihen, be-
of p rilate ]"a bor ad t}Ie
c au 6 e l t 16 the
E ociaa rela tion s bet ween
uiYersa-l incada-
i.d jvid ue -1 r r oduc e! s .
t ion of abstract
huean labo., the
absu l d i t y of the
statenent i6 seaf-

l' le we r th ele .s, when t he lif o-

duc..6 oJ' co6 t s @ d boot s
on pa l ,a tho se ar t ic les
^! r 11 e ol d or 6i aw er, as
the Biwersal- equi-
valent, they ex-
Pr e s s the lel-ation
be t w e e b their own

the coAlective

in tl1e 6de absuld

The cateeorie6 o
Tbey ale forns of thoueht
bourg6ot6 econony 6ocie1 validity
ex ple6s ins Fit h
con6i6t o f sucb Md relation6 of
t he c ondit ions
a def init e hi6 t o r : i c a . 1 1 Y de-
t et niaed '
eode of productioE,

6;"."1y ,--'.. p-d*\

\ti o n of connodi ti e6.J
---
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fbe vh ole eyste r t of c onnodit ies

a]-l tbe magic and neeronucY
thal, su!!ou4d6 the Ploducts of
labo! as tohe as theY take the
form o f co@od it ies
'
es =-.j"':lr

in genexa-1 e.tef, into\

{ h e re b y they reduce thei r
6 ociaA le latio E6 wat a
indiwiduar P?lwate l-ebot
o ne e oth et bY t r eat - to tbe stedard of ho@o-
ine thei! t,roducts aE geneous hw4 lebor--
coturoditiee and wa1ue6

: - fo r sucb a 6oc iet Y,

Ch flstid ity wit h tt6 in itB
Bole e6p e c i e - a l y
c u ltus ol e b6t r ac t nan .ieweloloent6,
bour s eoi6
hot e6t anti s m , !ei6n, etc.
is t be m o s t f j . t t i n g forD
 '
111'. f""l,,t." whicL bear
Jst.-p.d tPon ll""- i^
I *"-,'+,.t"ui. l" h... ll*t
il.r L"l".q t c sl't of I
':
s."ilty i. -u,f,i.h+1""P"'."'',
of p'od,r.-li"n ha' m"r+"'Y
ou.J rnsle"J of bel"9
-.n

-srh formaloe c-ppeor '

10 +|- b"urgr..i: i;l.lbct
to be a., ['111, L"11-
rvideht he(ei'ty imfored
by n,rt o: pnJuttive
"."

Hen.e {o.-. o{ socio.l This gcrsoni{i-

producllon fhct- Preceded \ cGtion of +hinls
'lf'e botngois +orm {r-re Gnd convcr.,iorr
+..-+ea ti fl.e bo"rgeoisie of pr oduclion
as
in m'^ch the eome wuY \ felcit6ns
+l'. Foll"r: of +l^e clqEh
re into enlilies
tre.ted gte Cl'ri:hoin
is q-
reliqion

eve.ydcy
I ifc.
Th" q.l""l q.1.hr" or pbdu,l,oh 1."1 c"mpl"t.ly ct- home rn
e.t.,n3-d i'-ho""l |.'*s
""4

fi *.' ." $G lTlNt-i'

wh;.h is d.voiJ o{
-ll
inn.r c"r'ntti"n, fhe
trctuel onJ"ind.bitcble
rof+y b.sis +"r its +41-j
.row PornPoushess. ,)
 s l ru 1 t* eou61y cor-
re El o nds to tbe
l n te reE ts oI the
f lI ing caasse6

o J b r o r - o i a:r .6 t d o n Jslca - ece !r, e d

'
eternal ju stifica tio n of t!' e it source6 ot
ie ve nu e &r d elev at ins t hen to a dog@.

F i p, ntsa r llltck & Be.l tto 5, laflirv 1969

Repr int e.in
l 1973by
Bl&k & F€d
Box 9546
Derroil, M crroan48202