The Emotional Grounds of Existence: A Phenomenologist's View. Commentary to “The Affective Grounds of the Mind. The Affective Pertinentization (APER) Model” by Salvatore et al

The aim of this paper is to enrich the APER model [1] with phenomenological concepts. I will focus on the following issues: definition of ‘affect’ (contrasting this term with the more phenomenological ‘emotion’), the functions of affects/emotions and especially their semiotic function, and their rootedness in sensory-motor patterns.