Lebenswelt
English
Etymology
From German Lebenswelt:[1] Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lāʹbənzvĕlt (approximate), IPA(key): /ˈleːbənzvɛlt/,[1]
Noun
Lebenswelt (usually uncountable, plural Lebenswelten)
- (chiefly in the philosophy of Edmund Husserl)[2] The sum total of all immediate phenomena which constitute the world of an individual or of a corporate life; life-world.[1][2]
- 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, →ISBN
- 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, →ISBN
References
- “‖Lebenswelt” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
- “life-world, n.” defined under “life, n.”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2009]
German
Etymology
From Leben (“life”) + Welt (“world”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈleːbm̩sˌvɛlt], [ˈleːbənsˌvɛlt]
Noun
Lebenswelt f (genitive Lebenswelt, plural Lebenswelten)
- (living) environment
Declension
Declension of Lebenswelt
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Lebenswelt | die | Lebenswelten |
| genitive | einer | der | Lebenswelt | der | Lebenswelten |
| dative | einer | der | Lebenswelt | den | Lebenswelten |
| accusative | eine | die | Lebenswelt | die | Lebenswelten |
Further reading
- Lebenswelt in Duden online