Organizers

Agnė Valatkaitė (Husserl Archives), Gregor Bös (CLPS and Husserl Archives), Luz Christopher Seiberth (Potsdam University)

Workshop Description

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 agne.valatkaite@kuleuven.be.

Attendance is free but registration is required for in-person or remote attendance. The registration form is open until 11th May 2026.

Speakers

Respondents

(tentative) Schedule

10:00–11:30 First Discussion: Lifeworld and the World of Natural Science

10:00–10:30 Gregor Bös: Husserl's Lifeworld-Foundation of Science and Sellars' Grain Argument

10:30–10:40 Response by Sybren Heyndels

10:40–11:00 Discussion

11:00–11:10 Response by Henning Tegtmeyer

11:10–11:30 Discussion

11:30–12:00 Coffee Break

12:00–13:30 Second Discussion: Transcendental Methodology

12:00–12:30 Luz Christopher Seiberth: Accepting First Principles

12:30–12:40 Response by Julia Jansen

12:40–13:00 Discussion

13:00–13:10 Response by Batoul Sukkar

13:10–13:30 Discussion

13:30–14:30 Lunch Break

14:30–16:00 Third Discussion: Origins of Meaning and Evidence

14:30–15:00 Agnė Valatkaitė: Grounding Material Inference: Varieties of Evidence and Subjunctive Robustness of Intentional Content

15:00–15:10 Response by Sybren Heyndels

15:10–15:30 Discussion

15:30–15:40 Response by Julia Jansen

15:40–16:00 Discussion

16:00–16:30 Coffee Break

16:30–18:00 Fourth Discussion: Collective Intentionality

16:30–17:00 Alexander Porto: We-Intentions and I-Intentions

17:00–17:10 Response by Emanuele Caminada

17:10–17:30 Discussion

17:30–17:40 Response TBA

17:40–18:00 Discussion