A philosophical stance emphasizing emotion over reason, often contrasted with intellectualism (主知論). Used in academic or critical contexts.
Emotionalism is a position that values emotion over reason.
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.