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.
In Marxian economics, abstract human labour is considered the substance of value.
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'.