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. 

Conference venue: Budapest, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Philosophy (Múzeum krt.4.)
Conference dates: November 12–13, 2026.

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

We are accepting submissions with abstracts of up to 500 words until  July 31, 2026 at the following email address: phenomenology.conf2026@gmail.com

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.

Confirmed 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

We warmly welcome all interested parties.

The organizers
Tamás Ullmann, Professor of Philosophy
Csaba Olay, Professor of Philosophy
Bence Péter Marosán, Associate Professor