Isabelle Baudron February 3rd 2000 Plan of the article 1. Money is a symbol of exchange, the value of which rests on a common agreement. Similarity of structure between political and monetary levels When we are confronted to the question of money, a number of questions appear, and due to their complexity, we got the feeling that the subject is beyond our understanding. So let us take Korzybski' s data, which treat about the base of the function of money in Western civilization, and let us try to rebuild from there.
Money is a symbol of exchange, the value of which rests on a common agreement.
Man's achievements rest upon the use of symbols. For this reason, we must consider ourselves as a symbolic, semantic class of life, and those who rule the symbols, rule us. Now the term 'symbol' applies to a variety of things, words and money included. The reality behind the money-symbol is doctrinal, 'mental', and one of the most precious characteristics of mankind. It constitutes a grave danger when misused.