Suppose that you don't feel like doing X. On emotivism, might it still make sense for you to say to yourself, "It's good for me to do X"?
Suppose that you don't feel like doing X. On emotivism, might it still make sense for you to say to yourself, "It's good for me to do X"?
Ima gave the example where the alarm went off and she had to get up -- even though she felt like staying in bed. She said to herself, "It's good to get up now!" This was like saying, "Hurrah for getting up now!" Part of her was a cheerleader, trying to influence the feelings of the other part. Different emotions were fighting for supremacy.
She also gave the example where she felt like being nasty to someone, but part of her said "That's bad -- boo!"
Suppose that you don't feel like doing X. On emotivism, might it still make sense for you to say to yourself, "It's good for me to do X"?
Ima gave the example where the alarm went off and she had to get up -- even though she felt like staying in bed. She said to herself, "It's good to get up now!" This was like saying, "Hurrah for getting up now!" Part of her was a cheerleader, trying to influence the feelings of the other part. Different emotions were fighting for supremacy.
She also gave the example where she felt like being nasty to someone, but part of her said "That's bad -- boo!"