vol. 30 núm. 101 (2009)

This advance of an investigation searches the intellectual origins, the influences and the historical context in the thought of Maria Zambrano. The conditions that made it possible and the intellectual climate of the moment in which she sketched the first lines of her singular thought. We also make an approach to her criticism of modernity and reason, showing that the “poetical reason” joins the critiques to rationalism of the XX century and also shows a perspective that allows to overcome the rational one-sidedness of Modern Age. At last, we show what aspects of the thought of Maria Zambrano are current in today´s world.Key words: Poetical reason, Philosophy, poetry, modernity.