Sentimental education in the thought of Julian Marías. A reflection in the Colombian context

Abstract

Sentimental education is o one of the most important nucleus of the Spaniard philosopher Julián Marías Aguilera and responds to a personal anthropological vision. Emotional education is the core of other vital aspects in life. This paper analyzes the anthropological perspective in the philosophy of Julián Marías especially in his work emotional education, in which he establishes that a person is loving creature. Going back to the concept of feelings in a person is an effort to try to rescue one of the most ignored and overlooked dimensions in favor of the intellectual culture, this research paper points out the value of anthropological philosophy in Spanish, the use of this language holds human possibilities that have not been developed in other languages that have been dominant in the field until the 20th century, bringing about the possibility of using it in the Colombian post-conflict era.