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.
OUR PROJECTS
The aim of the society is to promote the phenomenology in Romania, by organizing conferences, seminars, and workshops, and by stimulating a professional community of researchers. The main publication of the Romanian Society for Phenomenology is the international yearbook Studia Phaenomenologica, founded in 2001.
Latest Events & News
Ovidiu Stanciu, “Kojève, Kant and the Remnants of Paganism. On the Double Meaning of Dualism”, Continental Philosophy Review 58 (2025), 701–717.
Ovidiu Stanciu, “Kojève, Kant and the Remnants of Paganism. On the Double Meaning of Dualism”, Continental Philosophy Review 58 (2025), 701–717. The aim of this paper is to bring out the core theoretical commitments underlying Kojève’s reading of Kant, to display the...
Claudia Serban, “Maldiney et l’appel de l’autre”, Revue internationale de philosophie 2025.
Claudia Serban, “Maldiney et l’appel de l’autre”, Revue internationale de philosophie 2025. À travers cet intitulé, nous aimerions reprendre une question que les lecteurs de Maldiney se sont déjà posée : en quel sens Maldiney est-il un penseur de l’altérité ? Quelle...
Claudia Serban, “Limits of Empathy, Limits of Alterity ? The Challenges and Shortcomings of Empathy with respect to Children and in Child Abuse Situations”, Human Studies, 2025.
Claudia Serban, “Limits of Empathy, Limits of Alterity ? The Challenges and Shortcomings of Empathy with respect to Children and in Child Abuse Situations”, Human Studies, 2025. The alterity of children seems to raise some peculiar problems for empathy: the child is...
Delia Popa, “Gestures as Archives: Truth, Loss, and Resistance”. Human Studies 48, 391–409 (2025).
Delia Popa, "Gestures as Archives: Truth, Loss, and Resistance". Human Studies 48, 391–409 (2025). In this paper, I develop a phenomenological investigation of gestures that focuses on their temporal formation and their historical sedimentation. My approach combines a...
Christian Ferencz-Flatz, “The Limits to Owning One’s Behavior: Husserl’s Phenomenology of Involuntary Action”, Human Studies 48 (1), 2025, 117-138
Christian Ferencz-Flatz, “The Limits to Owning One’s Behavior: Husserl’s Phenomenology of Involuntary Action”, Human Studies 48 (1), 2025, 117-138. This paper focuses on a lesser-known aspect of Husserl’s theory of action, namely his understanding of “involuntary...
Christian Ferencz-Flatz, “Gesture as Original Abstraction. A Reflection on Bodily Sedimentation,” Continental Philosophy Review 2025.
Christian Ferencz-Flatz, “Gesture as Original Abstraction. A Reflection on Bodily Sedimentation,” Continental Philosophy Review 2025. This paper explores the ways in which gesture participates in our most basic everyday experiences of ideation and abstraction. It...