John Dewey argues against William James' theory by saying that Dewey believes that emotions are experiences in which our emotions are directed toward the environment (84-85). Too, he argues that out bodily responses are needed as a way to deal with the emotion (85) and to relieve that sensation (86). Dewey mentions how he does not grasp why sounds such as laughter should be emitted while responding to an emotion (86). Too, laughing does not always insinuate that something is funny, but a laugh could also be a response to feeling nervous (86). These actions occur to satisfy that particular emotions but things such as heart palpitations, heavy breathing, etc. all occur prior to the emotion (90). Emotion is a way of behaving (92) and the emotion
