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Surplus Value

Why Theory

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Theorist's Existence in Valid Theory

This chapter discusses the idea that for a theory to be valid, it should include a place for the theorist themselves. They refer to Alexander Kojev's statement about Spinoza's system and apply it to Marx's theory, suggesting that if Marx's theory is absolutely correct, he himself could not exist.

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