Sentir el sentido. Fenomenologia de la vida emocional

The human heart represents in many ways an indecipherable enigma. The opposition between reason and passion has long prevented us from legitimizing emotions and feelings as sources of knowledge. This book delves into the rich phenomenology of affect to grasp its essence and its diverse forms: the experience of being "assailed" by an emotion is different from that of being "immersed" in an emotional tone, just as being "guided" by a feeling is not the same as being "dragged" by a passion. We need to trace a phenomenology of affectivity that helps us familiarize ourselves with these distinctions. These pages unfold a philosophical and pedagogical journey that offers professionals in the fields of care and education—and anyone who wishes to know themselves better—the key to a deeper understanding of emotional life and its meaning for our existence.