
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
On Anger
About this book
Anger looms large in our public lives. Should it? Reflecting on two millennia of debates about the value of anger, Agnes Callard contends that efforts to distinguish righteous forms of anger from unjust vengeance, or appropriate responses to wrongdoing from inappropriate ones, are misguided. What if, she asks, anger is not a bug of human life, but a feature—an emotion that, for all its troubling qualities, is an essential part of being a moral agent in an imperfect world? And if anger is both troubling and essential, what then do we do with the implications: that angry victims of injustice are themselves morally compromised, and that it might not be possible to respond rightly to being treated wrongly? As Callard concludes, "We can't be good in a bad world." The contributions that follow explore anger in its many forms—public and private, personal and political—raising an issue that we must grapple with: Does the vast well of public anger compromise us all?
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- Editors’ Note
- forum
- On Anger
- Forum Responses
- Choosing Violence
- The Kingdom of Damage
- Anger and the Politics of the Oppressed
- The Social Life of Anger
- More Important Things
- How Anger Goes Wrong
- Accountability Without Vengeance
- What’s Past Is Prologue
- Against Moral Purity
- The Wound Is Real
- The Radical Equality of Lives
- A History of Anger
- Victim Anger and Its Costs
- Whose Anger Counts?
- Righteous Incivility
- Contributors