The Moral Psychology of Anger (Moral Psychology of the Emotions)

Author: Myisha CherryPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPaperback:ISBN 10: 1786600765ISBN 13: 978-1786600769Hardcover:ISBN 10: 1786600757ISBN 13: 978-1786600752The Moral Psychology of Anger is the first comprehensive study of the moral psychology of anger from a philosophical perspective. In light of the recent revival of interest in emotions in philosophy and the current social and political interest in anger, this collection provides an inclusive view of anger from a variety of philosophical perspectives. The authors explore the nature of anger, explain its resilience in our emotional lives and normative frameworks, and examine what inhibits and encourages thoughts, feelings, and expressions of anger. The volume also examines rage, anger’s cousin, and examines in what ways rage is a moral emotion, what black rage is and how it is policed in our society; how berserker rage is limited and problematic for the contemporary military; and how defenders of anger respond to classi