Note 879 — Chapter XIII · THE FORM-WORLD OF ECONOMIC LIFE (A) MONEY
Charles Francis Atkinson translation
Marks and dollars are no more “money” than metres and grammes are “forces.” Pieces of money are real values. It is only our ignorance of Classical physics that has saved us from confusing gravitation with a pound-weight—in our mathematics, with its Classical basis, we still mix number with magnitude, and our imitation of Classical coinage has brought about the same confusion between money and pieces of money.