Single Idea 4269

[catalogued under 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / c. Role of emotions]

Full Idea

An emotion is a motive which is also a feeling.

Gist of Idea

An emotion is a motive which is also a feeling

Source

Roger Scruton (Animal Rights and Wrongs [1996], p.17)

Book Reference

Scruton,Roger: 'Animal Rights and Wrongs' [Demos 1996], p.17


A Reaction

What is a motive without feeling? A universalised judgment, perhaps. Which comes first, the motivation or the feeling?