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[31] Bogey: economic Human labor could be defined as the acquired skill and the
ability of any individual to perform certain functions whereby
transforming the “use value” of a resource into a commodity. Abstract
human labor refers to the expendible part of the labor performed by a
human. Unlike the skill or talent that the labors might retain even
after producing thousands of commodities. The abstract human labor is
used up with each service peformed. In other words, the abstract human
labor categorized the physical aspects or elements of the human. The
brain, muscles, hands, fingers, legs, nerves etc. are being expended with
each performance of labor. This expenditure of the human physical
elements in the process of creating a commodity is what is known as the
abstract human labor. It is refered to as abstract concept because one
cannot see or feel the brain getting used up. We cannot use the same energy
to produce a commodity. The energy utilized in performing a function is
in other words used up and cannot be used again. But instead needs to
create more energy to continue the labor process, hence the abstract
human labor. |
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