“It is only by being exchanged that the products of labor acquire a socially uniform objectivity as values, which is distinct from their sensuously varied objectivity as articles of utility.” ValuesProductsLaborAcquireArticlesUniformsUtilityObjectivity Author:Juliet B. Schor
“Striving for longevity through versatility facilitates what we might call an ecological or true materialism. ... we are not truly materialist because we fail to invest deep or sacred meanings in material goods. Instead, our materialism connotes an unbounded desire to acquire followed by a throwaway mentality. True materialism could become part of a new ecological consciousness.” MightDesireConsciousnessFailingMaterialsSacredStriveAcquireMaterialismGoodsMentalityLongevityEcologicalFacilitateVersatility Author:Juliet B. Schor
