Husserl, Sellars, Intentionality

Workshop: Husserl, Sellars, Intentionality

12 May 2026 | KU Leuven  

The workshop brings together two philosophical traditions that have had remarkably little to say to each other, given how much they share. Its guiding concern is to explore what the resources of Husserl’s and Sellars’ philosophies, taken together, can contribute to a theory of intentionality, the relationship of lifeworld and scientific theory, and what transcendental method still has to offer the philosophy of mind, including its more naturalistically inclined variants.   The format follows a Collective Research model. Junior researchers, mid-career scholars, and established figures are invited to pool their expertise rather than perform it. Those interested in commenting on paper drafts ahead of the event are welcome to write to [email protected].   

Attendance is free but registration is required for in-person or remote attendance.  The registration form is open until 11th May 2026. Further information: https://husserl-sellars-intentionality.pages.dev    

Programme

09:45-10:00       Agnė Valatkaitė - Welcome

10:00-11:30       Gregor Bös [Leuven] - Husserl’s Lifeworld-Foundation of Science and Sellars’ Grain Argument                          

Coffee Break

12:00-13:30       Luz Christopher Seiberth [Potsdam] - Accepting First Principles

13:30-14:30             Lunch 

14:30-16:00       Agnė Valatkaitė [Leuven] - Grounding Material Inference: Varieties of Evidence and Subjunctive Robustness of Intentional Content                          

Coffee Break

16:30-18:00       Alexander Porto [Duquesne] - We-Intentions and I-Intentions 

Respondents:

      Emanuele Caminada
      Sybren Heyndels
      Julia Jansen
      Batoul Sukkar
      Henning Tegtmeyer

This workshop is funded by the Husserl Archives, the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, and the Doctoral School of Philosophy at KU Leuven.