lifeworld
/ˈlaɪfwɜːrld/
the pre-reflective world of everyday lived experience
lifeworld in a sentence
“Science abstracts from the lifeworld that makes it possible.”
Origin of lifeworld
Translation of German Lebenswelt (Husserl)
Related Words
facticity
the concrete facts of one's existence that limit possibility
intentionality
the directedness of consciousness toward objects
dasein
Heidegger's term for human existence as 'being-there'
being-in-the-world
the inseparability of human existence from its environment
authenticity
living according to one's own values rather than conforming
angst
existential anxiety arising from awareness of freedom and mortality