The Ethics of Anger

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

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