Vol. I, Ch. 6
Labor-power as the unique commodity whose consumption creates value, sold at its value (cost of reproduction).
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The capitalist purchases labor-power as a commodity whose use-value is the source of more value than it costs; surplus-value arises in the 'hidden abode of production,' not in exchange.
Vol. I, Ch. 6, closing
Famous passage leaving the 'noisy sphere' of exchange (where 'Freedom, Equality, Property, and Bentham' reign) for the 'hidden abode of production.'
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The labor process and the valorization process; surplus-value as unpaid labor extracted beyond necessary labor-time.
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