LOV and LTV

["Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

: LOV and LTV
by Justin Schwartz
05 February 2002 19:49 UTC


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>Charles writes:
> > Can we get into a little more what a heuristic is ?  Seems to be a sort
>of
>ok device for guiding scientific enquire, but sort of not a fulfledged
>...what ? Theoretical concept ?   What is the term for other types of ideas
>( that are more than heuristic ) that are used in scientific or economic
>theories ?

"Theory," "law," "variable," etc.

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CB: Marx's "value" is more precise than your "exploitation", because it is the specific form of  exploitation in capitalism, differentiated from the exploitation in  feudalism and other exploiting systems. Thus, the AM effort ends up with  less precision than Marx had, when AM claims to be bringing more exactness.

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"Heuristic devices" seem to be tools used in a scientific or
>knowledge process, but not the ultimate theoretical concepts. <

Could not have said it better myself. jks

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CB: "Value" is an ultimate theoretical concept in Marx's theory, not a heuristic.  Your removal of it impoverishes Marx's theory of capitalism.