Non-intentional modes of consciousness

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 Forms 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
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