Non-intentional modes of consciousness in phenomenology: affectivity, imagination, unconscious, embodiment

Non-intentional modes of consciousness in phenomenology: affectivity, imagination, unconscious, embodiment

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.

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

The conference is organized by the "Research Group on Non-Intentional Modes of Consciousness" at the Institute of Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.

Confirmed plenary speakers:

Natalie Depraz

Sarah Heinämaa

Thiemo Breyer

Thomas Fuchs (online)

Dieter Lohmar

Dermot Moran (online)

Nicolas de Warren (online)

Dan Zahavi (online)

Conference venue: Budapest, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Philosophy (Múzeum krt. 4.)

Conference dates: November 12–13, 2026.

The conference website with all the necessary information:

https://phil.elte.hu/content/non-intentional-modes-of-consciousness-in-phenomenology-call-for-papers.t.53079?m=11091

We are accepting submissions with abstracts of up to 500 words until July 31, 2026 at the following email address: [email protected]

Please send a brief introduction, including your affiliation, in a separate document.

We will send notifications regarding accepted presentations by August 10, 2026.

There is no registration fee.

We warmly welcome all interested parties:

The organizers

Tamás Ullmann, Professor of Philosophy

Csaba Olay, Professor of Philosophy

Bence Péter Marosán, Associate Professor