Towards an Appraisement of Philosophical Emotion based on Trías’ Approach

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Abstract

This article explores the relationship between the rational exercise of philosophy implicit in learning, and passion as passivity’s affectation of the individual, analyzing the possibility of dominating the will through reason and the implicit intervention of passion, in contrast to this labor of control. Alternatives are proposed for valuing passion to counter the disdain with which this concept has commonly been treated in intellectual spheres. The text focuses on the thought of Eugenio Trías and suggests options for comprehending the presence of passion in selective processes of human knowledge.