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

pp. 64-77

in: Ram Mall, Experience and reason, The Hague, Nijhoff, 1973

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