Abstract
In this paper we draw from Gilbert Simondon's work in order to develop a conceptual perspective on moods as transitory, dynamic, and holistic affective processes, manifesting the persistence of pre-individual tensions throughout processes of individuation. In defending our proposal we focus on two features of mood experiences that have traditionally proven conceptually challenging: (1) the intentionality of moods and (2) their phenomenal status. By revisiting Colombetti's theory of moods as affectively scaffolded and Slaby's theory of moods as disclosive postures we show how a Simondonian approach might enrich current enactive as well as phenomenological theorizing about moods.
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