Husserl s Lebenwelt is translated into: lifeworld, life world and life-world; any difference?
Q. My first language is not English. When I read books concerning phenomenology in English, Husserl s Lebenwelt (in German) is translated into, for example : (1) the life world (Sokolowski, R., 2000) (2)the lifeworld (Van Manen. M., 1997) (3)the life-world (Moustakas, C., 1994 and Husserl s book translate by Carr, D., 1970 ) Many experts cited the original German as Lebenwelt but they translated it into different English wordings. Are these three terms viewed the same by those readers /scholars whose first languages are English? any arguement for this?
Asked by Lin H - Tue Jul 22 11:00:27 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. All 3 would be considered the same. The German word does not translate well to English. All 3 words are "strained" and never used.
Answered by Ed Atun - Thu Jul 24 11:05:46 2008

what are differences between lifeworld, life world and life-world?
Q. When you read each of these three terms, how you understand/distinguish the meaning of each of them... My first language is not English. When I read books concerning phenomenology in English, Husserl s Lebenwelt (in German) is translated into, for example : (1) the life world (Sokolowski, R., 2000) (2)the lifeworld (Van Manen. M., 1997) (3)the life-world (Moustakas, C., 1994 and Husserl s book translate by Carr, D., 1970 ) Many experts cited the original German as Lebenwelt but they translated it into different English wordings. Are these three terms viewed the same by those readers /scholars whose first languages are English?
Asked by Lin H - Mon Jul 21 08:01:50 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

Husserl s Lebenwelt is translated into: lifeworld, life world and life-world; any difference?
Q. My first language is not English. When I read books concerning phenomenology in English, Husserl s Lebenwelt (in German) is translated into, for example : (1) the life world (Sokolowski, R., 2000) (2)the lifeworld (Van Manen. M., 1997) (3)the life-world (Moustakas, C., 1994 and Husserl s book translate by Carr, D., 1970 ) Many experts cited the original German as Lebenwelt but they translated it into different English wordings. Are these three terms viewed the same by those readers /scholars whose first languages are English? any arguement for this?
Asked by Lin H - Tue Jul 22 10:58:14 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is no real difference in meaning. The word is an artificial construct even in German where compound nouns are much more common. There are a few stylistic usage differences, for example between American and British English where one or another of the three forms might be more common, but all would be understood to much the same extent. "Life-world" might be a better reference to the original German. I wonder why Husserl didn't use "Lebenswelt" if he meant the world in which one lives.
Answered by Jimmy - Tue Jul 22 11:27:05 2008