SOC231H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Commodity Fetishism
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Money and capitalistic exchange have this quality that enabled the transfer of very different quality. Simply paying workers more does not eliminate alienation. Marx on commodities and different forms of value. Das kapital: kritik der politischen okonomie (english: capital) Example: if you buy a cup of starbucks, there are tons of relationships behind it including the people who package, they people who ship, the people who roast the beans, the dock workers to unload the beans. According to marx, capitalism inevitably leads to a decline of human wealth. Money and capitalistic exchange have this quality that enabled the transfer. Based on marx, can raising wages eliminate worker"s alienation under. Simply paying workers more does not eliminate alienation (english: capital) : if you buy a cup of starbucks, there are tons of relationships behind it including the people who package, they people who ship, the people who roast the beans, the dock workers.
