Abstract

SEPULVEDA CONTRERAS, Víctor Miguel. The Republican Affection: Hope and terror in the thought of the dawn of the republic. Estud. filos. práct. hist. ideas [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.2, pp.1-27. ISSN 1851-9490.

In this present work we will seek to identify and explore the fundamental moods by the period of institutional consolidation of the republics of Argentina and Chile; and also to identify their influence over the philosophical reflection of which destiny must follow this small political organizations, recently become independent republics. Our hypothesis is that at least, two major moods, hope and terror are fundamental and make possible to the most representative intellectual of the period, to reflexively seize their socio-political context. We will try to show in which way the mentioned moods, allows an openness of the understanding horizon that makes possible to articulate the philosophical discourse to thought America as a project from a determinate intentionality. In synthesis, we look to show how a determinate historical and political horizon, projected trough the thought, it imbricates with a determinate affective frame, that gives place and grounds it.

Keywords : History of the Ideas; National Imagery; Social Philosophy; Institutional Consolidation; Affections.