The Ethics of Anger

Court D. Lewis, Gregory L. Bock (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

284 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-1519-0 (ISBN)

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The Ethics of Anger provides the resources needed to understand the prevalence of anger in relation to ethics, religion, social and political behavior, and peace studies. Providing theoretical and practical arguments, both for and against the necessity of anger, The Ethics of Anger assembles a variety of diverse perspectives in order to increase knowledge and bolster further research. Part one examines topics such as the nature and ethics of vengeful anger and the psychology of anger. Part two includes chapters on the necessity of anger as central to our moral lives, an examination of Joseph Butler’s sermons on resentment, and three chapters that explore anger within Confucianism, Buddhism, and other Eastern religions. Part three examines the practical responses to anger, offering several intriguing chapters on topics such as mind viruses, social justice, the virtues of anger, feminism, punishment, and popular culture. This book, edited by Court D. Lewis and Gregory L. Bock, challenges and provides a framework for how moral persons approach, incorporate, and/or exclude anger in their lives.

Court D. Lewis is associate professor of philosophy at Pellissippi State Community College. Gregory L. Bock is assistant professor of philosophy and religion and program director of the Philosophy, Religion and Asian Studies Programs at UT Tyler.

Contents

Introduction

Court D. Lewis and Gregory L. Bock

Part One: The Human Experience of Anger

1. The Nature and Ethics of Vengeful Anger

Charles L. Griswold, Boston University

2. The Psychology of Anger: Implicit and Explicit Choices for

Ethical Experiences, Expressions, and Control of Anger

Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Virginia Commonwealth University

Part Two: Moral Responses

3. The Moral Necessity of Anger

Krista K. Thomason, Swarthmore College

4. Understanding Joseph Butler’s Sermons on Resentment and Forgiveness

Gregory L. Bock, The University of Texas at Tyler

5. Anger as an Unnecessary Response

Court D. Lewis, Owensboro Community and Technical College

6. Moral Anger in Classical Confucianism

Colin Lewis, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

7. Is Anger Ever Required? Ārya Śāntideva on Anger and its Antidotes

Will Barnes, Curry College

Part Three: Practical Responses

8. Stoking Anger and Weaponizing Untruth: How Mind Viruses Undermine Social Justice

Paula Smithka, University of Southern Mississippi

9. Rage Against the Machine: The Virtues of Anger in Response to Oppression

Jennifer Kling, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

10. Anger and Feminism

Danielle Poe, University of Dayton

11. Anger and Punishment

Zachary Hoskins, University of Nottingham

12. Avoiding the Dark Side

Court D. Lewis and Gregory L. Bock

About the Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	16.01.2021
Co-Autor	Will Barnes, Gregory L. Bock, Charles L. Griswold
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 218 mm
Gewicht	435 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	1-7936-1519-5 / 1793615195
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-1519-0 / 9781793615190
Zustand	Neuware