CONCEPTUAL BASES OF LABOR SCIENCE
The article discusses the conceptual foundations and characteristics of the nature of labor in the dynamic conditions of modern economic realities. The conceptual and theoretical aspects of the category of labor are revealed, the characteristic features acquired by him in the process of evolution and change in social formations are highlighted and described. The dual nature of labor is analyzed, on the basis of which, to study its phenomenon, which is interdisciplinary, the approaches of economists and sociologists are considered. The author traces the formation of a scientific dispute between two alternative paradigms for the development of the labor economy, compares the concepts of the theory of labor value. The article reveals the basic conceptual apparatus of labor science, its types, signs and functions.