noun
abstract human labour; abstract human labor
Marxian economics term referring to human labour in the abstract, as a measure of value, distinct from concrete useful labour. Used in academic and theoretical contexts.
マルクス経済学では、抽象的人間労働が価値の実体とされる。
In Marxian economics, abstract human labour is considered the substance of value.
商品の価値は、そこに投下された抽象的人間労働の量によって決まる。
The value of a commodity is determined by the quantity of abstract human labour embodied in it.
Concrete useful labour, the counterpart to abstract human labour in Marxian theory; refers to the specific, qualitative aspect of labour that produces use-values.
A compound of 抽象的 (abstract) + 人間 (human) + 労働 (labour), calqued from the German Marxian term 'abstrakt menschliche Arbeit'.