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- | In his book Das Kapital, [[Karl Marx]] puts forward a theory of capitalism as a social system. His conceptualisation of **commodities** is central to his argument (see for instance Marx 1867: chap. 1). For [[Karl Marx|Marx]], | + | In his book //Das Kapital//, [[Karl Marx]] puts forward a theory of capitalism as a social system. His conceptualisation of **commodities** is central to his argument (see for instance Marx 1867: chap. 1). For [[Karl Marx|Marx]], |
In another light, it is useful to think of the commodity as the logical opposite of a [[reciprocity|Maussian gift]], and gift systems and the capitalist system as two alternative forms of society. Of course, reality is always more complicated than that, but this is a simplified model meant to clarify different kinds of social and economic practice. | In another light, it is useful to think of the commodity as the logical opposite of a [[reciprocity|Maussian gift]], and gift systems and the capitalist system as two alternative forms of society. Of course, reality is always more complicated than that, but this is a simplified model meant to clarify different kinds of social and economic practice. |
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