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Fetishism of the Commodity — In his analysis of capitalism in Capital Karl Marx introduces his notion of the fetishism of the commodity. Drawing an analogy with religious fetishes where a power is falsely attributed to an object, Marx argues that in capitalism the… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
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commodity fetishism — An idea elaborated by Karl Marx early in the first volume ofCapital. He makes a distinction between use value and exchange value: the former is a judgement about the usefulness of an object; the latter is what that same object will fetch in… … Dictionary of sociology
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Joel Kovel — (born 27 August 1936) is an American politician, academic, writer and eco socialist. A practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst until the mid 1980s, he has lectured in psychiatry, anthropology, political science and communication studies. He has … Wikipedia
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Merchandization — is a critical term coined by the anti globalization movement to designate the process of change in viewpoint of individuals or society towards an object, service or substance. Things that were formerly thought of as simply being there , are now… … Wikipedia
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Fictitious capital — is a concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of political economy. It is introduced in the third volume of Capital. [cite book last = Marx first = Karl author link = Karl Marx title = Capital, volume III url =… … Wikipedia
