ABSTRACT
We have already made good use of Edmund Husserl’s analogy of the lifeworld as a series of ripples, moving out from the homeworld (Husserl, 1970). These ripples come into contact with those emanating from other individuals where they clash, causing eddies and agitations. But Husserl also suggests that some ripples merge together to create larger and more significant formations. This analogy is useful with reference to social interaction, which may lead to conflict, but equally it may create solidarity and concord. It also demonstrates that even though we may live privately, and seek to keep ourselves to ourselves, our action will influence others, and our aims and ends will be affected by the actions of others.
