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is grounded in the idea that nothing can have value without being an object of utility.

Nothing can have value without being an object of utility. Karl Marx

is value on account of usefulness, regardless of whether it is produced through labor or is natural like water and air.

something that has value because of its usefulness'Something can be a use-value without being a value. This occurs when something's usefulness is not produced through labor. However, nothing can be a value without also being a use-value... if something is useless, so is the labor contained in it.' (SPARK CAPITAL)

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