International conference organized by the Research Group on Non-Intentional Forms of Consciousness at the ELTE Institute of Philosophy.
Throughout the long history of phenomenology, alongside intentional modes of consciousness, so-called non-intentional forms of consciousness have played an increasingly significant role: affectivity, fantasy, unconscious, embodiment, etc. The main aim of the conference is to provide an overview of past and contemporary research of non- intentional forms of conscious functioning.
Plenary speakers:
Thiemo Breyer (University of Cologne)
Natalie Depraz (University of Rouen Normandy)
Thomas Fuchs (Heidelberg University) online
Sarah Heinämaa (University of Jyväskylä)
Dieter Lohmar (University of Cologne)
Dermot Moran (Boston College) online
Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen) online
Abstracts of up to 500 words for the conference are due by July 31, 2026, and should be submitted to the following email address: phenomenology.conf2026@gmail.com
Please submit a brief professional biography and your institutional affiliation in a separate document. Applicants will be notified by August 10, 2026. Participation in the conference is free of charge; there is no registration fee.
Suggested topics:
- embodiment, bodily existence, bodily memory
- affectivity, emotions, existential moods
- phenomenological unconscious, association, passive syntheses
- psychology, psychoanalysis and phenomenology
- phenomenology and cognitive sciences
- intersubjectivity, culture, sociality
- understanding, interpretation, narrativity