Its critics observe that it is the ultimate foundation for ethical relativism, for it asserts that the moral qualities of things are created by the way we feel about them, not by their intrinsic character.

• 对其持批评态度的人指出，情绪论主张道德品质不是由其内在特点，而是由人们对它们的感觉产生的，因此情绪论是伦理相对论的最终基