Vol. I, Afterword to 2nd German Edition (1873)
Distinction between classical political economy and apologetic 'vulgar economy'; statement of the dialectical method.
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From Capital, Volume 1 by Karl Marx
Marx positions himself against classical political economy (Smith, Ricardo) as well as 'vulgar' economists, criticizing their naturalization of capitalist categories while building on Ricardo's labor theory of value.
Vol. III, Ch. 48
Critique of the 'trinity formula' (capital-profit, land-rent, labor-wages) as the mystified surface appearance of class relations.
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