noun
A philosophical stance emphasizing emotion over reason, often contrasted with intellectualism (主知論). Used in academic or critical contexts.
主情論は、理性よりも感情を重視する立場だ。
Emotionalism is a position that values emotion over reason.
彼の批評は主情論に傾きがちだ。
His criticism tends to lean toward emotionalism.
主意論 (voluntarism) stresses the will as the fundamental principle, distinct from the emotional focus of 主情論.
Compound of 主 (primary) + 情 (emotion) + 論 (theory/discourse). The term is a modern philosophical coinage, likely from the early 20th century, paralleling 主知論 and 主意論.