Configuraciones pasionales: hacia una dialógica de la experiencia afectiva

Abstract

The notion of passion is cardinal, and yet hardly traceable in the Occident’s philosophical tradition. Its genealogy is dense and intricate, vague and, paradoxically, supported by uncountable everyday pragmatic evidence and intimate experiences. The efforts spent in the endeavour of clarifying and understanding its nature have been restless and nevertheless unsuccessful. Nevertheless, modern thought has preserved the conviction of the meaningfullness of this notion. It has turned back to crucial moments in the history of philosophy, chiefly classical currents and the definitive contributions of Rationalism, to explore the different facets of the philosophical, anthropological and political relevance of the concept. Contemporary readings of Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz and Spinoza have built up relevant perspectives for the understanding of the vast and polemic landscape of philosophical problems that still preserve a vivid incidence in the current philosophical approaches. This texts seeks to offer a brief contribution to the contemporary dialogue on this notion.