CFP: Call for Papers (Special Issue) - Play and Phenomenology: World, Symbol, Resistance

This special issue of Tijdschrift voor Filosofie: Louvain Journal of Philosophy explores the philosophical significance of play within phenomenology and its broader implications for understanding world, embodiment, symbolism, freedom, and resistance.

It addresses the relation between human play and world-play, including the phenomenology of phantasy and ludic experience, Eugen Fink’s conception of play as a symbol of the world, and the connections between play, embodiment, shared existence, and political space.

The issue welcomes historical and systematic contributions engaging with phenomenological approaches to play, particularly in the work of Husserl, Eugen Fink, Heidegger, Patočka, and Merleau-Ponty.

Submission: Extended abstracts of 500–800 words.

Deadline: 15 December 2026.

Guest Editor: Iulian Apostolescu
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8619-5018

Full Call for Papers:
https://www.academia.edu/180107744/Play_and_Phenomenology_World_Symbol_Resistance_Call_for_Papers_Special_Issue