Lebenswelt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/ approximate
- lāʹbənzvĕlt (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From German Lebenswelt: Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).
Meanings
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(in the philosophy of Edmund Husserl, uncountable, usually) The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.
The mind, for the idealist, creates the world we live in, the ‘Lebenswelt’ of our thoughts, imaginings, and perceptions.
1999, Simon Blackburn, Think: A compelling introduction to philosophy, chapter 7: The World, section 7: The Eye of the Beholder, page 260 (Oxford University Press, paperback)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebenswelten | Number=Plur | lexicographic |