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

09:45–10:00 Welcome by Agnė Valatkaitė

10:00–11:30 Gregor Bös — Husserl's Lifeworld-Foundation of Science and Sellars' Grain Argument

11:30–12:00 coffee

12:00–13:30 Luz Christopher Seiberth — Sellars' Transcendental Philosophy of Intentionality

13:30–15:00 lunch

14:30–16:00 Agnė Valatkaitė — Grounding Material Inference: Varieties of Evidence and Subjunctive Robustness of Intentional Content

16:00–16:30 coffee

16:30–18:00 Alexander Porto — We-Intentions and I-Intentions