Call for papers: Studia Phaenomenologica, Volume 28 (2028): “Phenomenology of Belonging”. Guest Editors: Bruce Bégout and Ovidiu Stanciu

While the concept of belonging does not constitute a central element of the theoretical framework of classical phenomenology, it nevertheless functions as an operative notion that several phenomenologists have drawn upon to articulate a specific dimension of our...

Ovidiu Stanciu, “The Truth of the Myth and the Movement of History”, in: Paul Marinescu, Ovidiu Stanciu (eds), Finitude and Meaning: Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka, Zeta Books, 2026

Ovidiu Stanciu, "The Truth of the Myth and the Movement of History", in: Paul Marinescu, Ovidiu Stanciu (eds), Finitude and Meaning: Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka, Zeta Books, 2026  

Maria Gyemant and Françoise Dastur, “Editors’ Introduction: Phenomenology and Psychopathology”, Studia Phaenomenologica, Volume 26 / 2026

Maria Gyemant and Françoise Dastur, "Editors’ Introduction: Phenomenology and Psychopathology", Studia Phaenomenologica, Volume 26 / 2026 Phenomenology was conceived by Edmund Husserl as the rigorous and objective science of subjectivity. Its aim is to explore...

Paul Marinescu, Ovidiu Stanciu (eds), Finitude and Meaning: Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka, Zeta Books, 2026.

Paul Marinescu, Ovidiu Stanciu (eds), Finitude and Meaning: Understanding History with Ricœur and Patočka, Zeta Books, 2026. The question of history lies at the very core of the phenomenological project. This volume seeks to unfold and clarify its multiple dimensions...

Newsletter of Phenomenology – Number 654 (April 2026)

    Editor: Cristian Ciocan Editorial Assistant: Cristina Dumitru Please add new info to our online system here: New Publications New Events New CfP's Published in the current issue: Call for Papers Upcoming Events New Books & Translations Periodicals...

Bogdan Mincă, “Europe and Its Inheritance: Patočka and Heidegger on Plato”, in: Ion Copoeru, Alina Noveanu, Niels Weidtmann (Hg.), Europa – Zwischen Idee, Imagination und Wirklichkeit, Königshausen & Neumann, 2026.

Bogdan Mincă, "Europe and Its Inheritance: Patočka and Heidegger on Plato", in: Ion Copoeru, Alina Noveanu, Niels Weidtmann (Hg.), Europa – Zwischen Idee, Imagination und Wirklichkeit, Königshausen & Neumann, 2026.

Eveline Cioflec, “Leben in der Fraglichkeit. Zur Dezentrierung Europas”, in: Ion Copoeru, Alina Noveanu, Niels Weidtmann (Hg.), Europa – Zwischen Idee, Imagination und Wirklichkeit, Königshausen & Neumann, 2026.

Eveline Cioflec, "Leben in der Fraglichkeit. Zur Dezentrierung Europas", in: Ion Copoeru, Alina Noveanu, Niels Weidtmann (Hg.), Europa – Zwischen Idee, Imagination und Wirklichkeit, Königshausen & Neumann, 2026.

Cristian Bodea, “The Sublime in Politics. Marc Richir on the imaginary, symbolic, and real foundations of togetherness”, in: Ion Copoeru, Alina Noveanu, Niels Weidtmann (Hg.), Europa – Zwischen Idee, Imagination und Wirklichkeit, Königshausen & Neumann, 2026.

Cristian Bodea, "The Sublime in Politics. Marc Richir on the imaginary, symbolic, and real foundations of togetherness", in: Ion Copoeru, Alina Noveanu, Niels Weidtmann (Hg.), Europa – Zwischen Idee, Imagination und Wirklichkeit, Königshausen & Neumann, 2026.

Vasile Visoțchi, “Towards a Phenomenological Understanding of Disembodiment in Schizophrenia”, Husserl Studies, 2026.

Vasile Visoțchi, "Towards a Phenomenological Understanding of Disembodiment in Schizophrenia", Husserl Studies, 2026.  The aim of this paper is to analyse the experience of disembodiment in light of Husserl’s phenomenology. Given that disembodiment is characterized by...

Nicolae Turcan, “Ascetic Freedom and the Relationship Between Body and Emotions in Eastern Orthodox Spirituality”, Religions, 2026.

Nicolae Turcan, "Ascetic Freedom and the Relationship Between Body and Emotions in Eastern Orthodox Spirituality", Religions, 2026. This study proposes a theo-phenomenological reading of asceticism in Eastern Orthodox spirituality, with particular attention to the...

About Romanian Society for Phenomenology

The Romanian Society for Phenomenology was founded in 2000 to promote research in phenomenology, coordinate the development of this discipline in Romania, and help constitute a specialized phenomenological community in Romania.

The Society is a founding member of the Organization of the Phenomenological Organizations.

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Ileana Bortun, “Testimony as Articulation of Natality: an Arendtian Approach to Bearing Witness”, in: Gert-Jan van der Heiden, Paul Marinescu (eds.), The Phenomenology of Testimony, Brill, 2025.

Ileana Bortun, “Testimony as Articulation of Natality: an Arendtian Approach to Bearing Witness”, in: Gert-Jan van der Heiden, Paul Marinescu (eds.), The Phenomenology of Testimony, Brill, 2025. Although Hannah Arendt’s work does not contain an extensive account of...

Alexandru Bejinariu, “‘Was gilt?’ On Husserl’s and Brentano’s Standpoints on Ideal Objects and Evidence”, in Susan Krantz Gabriel, Ion Tănăsescu, (eds.), Franz Brentano and the 19th Century Idea of Philosophy as a Science: Upon the Sesquicentennial of Franz Brentano’s Psychology From an Empirical Standpoint, De Gruyter, 2025.

Alexandru Bejinariu, “‘Was gilt?’ On Husserl’s and Brentano’s Standpoints on Ideal Objects and Evidence”, in Susan Krantz Gabriel, Ion Tănăsescu, (eds.), Franz Brentano and the 19th Century Idea of Philosophy as a Science: Upon the Sesquicentennial of Franz Brentano’s...

Andreea Smaranda Aldea, Delia Popa, “Possibilities of Political Phenomenology—A Critical Introduction”, in: Andreea Smaranda Aldea, Delia Popa (eds.), Doing a Phenomenology of Political Life, Springer, 2025.

Andreea Smaranda Aldea, Delia Popa, “Possibilities of Political Phenomenology—A Critical Introduction”, in: Andreea Smaranda Aldea, Delia Popa (eds.), Doing a Phenomenology of Political Life, Springer, 2025. Starting from the hypothesis that all human forms of life...

Ovidiu Stanciu, “Sortir de l’éléatisme. Jan Patočka et les impasses de l’ontologie sartrienne”, Revue philosophique de la France et de l’étranger, 2025.

Ovidiu Stanciu, “Sortir de l’éléatisme. Jan Patočka et les impasses de l’ontologie sartrienne”, Revue philosophique de la France et de l'étranger, 2025. Dans l’examen critique qu’il propose de la philosophie de Sartre, Patočka en situe l’insuffisance à un double...