Full Idea
One's conception of an admirable human being implies that he should be disposed to certain kinds of emotional response, and not to others.
Gist of Idea
An admirable human being should have certain kinds of emotional responses
Source
Bernard Williams (Morality and the emotions [1965], p.225)
Book Reference
Williams,Bernard: 'Problems of the Self: Papers 1956-1972' [CUP 1979], p.225
A Reaction
So are the good emotions an indicator of being a good person, or is that what their goodness consists of? The goodness must be cashed out in actions, and presumably good emotions both promise good actions, and motivate them.
Related Idea
Idea 24011 Kant thought emotions are too random and passive to be part of morality [Kant, by Williams,B]