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The concept of the "Lebens welt" and the "external world" of Hume

Ram Adhar Mall

pp. 64-77

Abstract

Husserl's concept of the "Lebenswelt" (life-world) is to be found implicitly in his theory of the "general thesis" (Generalthesis) of the natural standpoint. But a real terminological fixation along with a conceptual clarification takes place late in the writings of Husserl. "Lebenswelt", as would be seen, includes all the objects, persons and events which we encounter in our experience. All the different worlds divided in regions are appearing as figures at the background of one common life-world. The objects are surrounded by a field which refers to other objects.1

Publication details

Published in:

Mall Ram Adhar (1973) Experience and reason: The phenomenology of Husserl and its relation to Hume's philosophy. Den Haag, Nijhoff.

Pages: 64-77

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-2414-3_7

Full citation:

Mall Ram Adhar (1973) The concept of the "Lebens welt" and the "external world" of Hume, In: Experience and reason, Den Haag, Nijhoff, 64–77.