Surplus value arises from the gap between labour time given and reproduction cost

Evidence

In order to understand the concept of surplus value, two time-spans have to be compared: the time which is necessary for the production of labourpower and the time that the worker gives in labour. One must not start with the commodity produced by the worker, rather it is a matter of an exchange process: the worker sells his labour-time for which he receives his equivalent. But the time he gives and the time that is needed for the reproduction of his labour-power are different. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1364

Categorization

• DEFINE: Lays out the conceptual mechanics of surplus value as a comparison of two time-spans.
• XREF: connects to: Surplus-value emerges where equivalent exchange opens a gap over reproduction costs — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1376; Labor is the commodity whose surplus value is expropriated and realized through market exchange; Distinguishing labour-capacity from labour resolves the wage contradiction Marx inherited — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1359 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Surplus-value emerges where equivalent exchange opens a gap over reproduction costs #corroborates (0.95) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1376
• Labor is the commodity whose surplus value is expropriated and realized through market exchange #expands (0.80)
• Distinguishing labour-capacity from labour resolves the wage contradiction Marx inherited #expands (0.72) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1359