ANGER — A Complete Philosophical Guide

If you struggle with anger issues, philosophy has surprisingly much to say about them. For thousands of years, philosophers and contemplatives have asked what anger is, where it comes from, whether it can ever be useful, and how we can stop it from controlling us. In this guide, I explore their answers, drawing on thinkers from ancient philosophy to Buddhist monastics to understand anger, manage it more wisely, and perhaps even turn it into a force for good. Support the channel: ✔️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/einzelgangster ✔️ PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/einzelgangerco Books: (affiliate links): 📖 Taoism for Inner Peace: https://amzn.to/4bN9lVB 📖 The Urge: Fall of a Stoic: https://amzn.to/3Yc77Kw 📖 Stoicism for Inner Strength: https://amzn.to/3rZU0xL 📖 Stoicism for Inner Peace: https://amzn.to/3e6myLX 📖 Loose: On Letting Stuff Go: https://amzn.to/3QVfrqM 📖 Unoffendable: https://amzn.to/35e23a5 Merchandise: 🛍️ Shop: https://einzelganger-shop.fourthwall.com #angermanagement #anger #stoicism 00:00 1 - Introduction 03:09 2 - What is anger 03:50 2.1 - Aristotle on anger 05:21 2.2 - The Stoics on anger 07:57 2.3 - How anger manifests 11:26 3 - Why is anger problematic? 11:57 3.1 - Reason & the passions 13:28 3.2 - A Buddhist story 14:55 3.3 - Pleasing our enemies 15:36 3.4 - The pain of anger 17:52 3.5 - Venting 20:14 3.6 - Hastiness 21:15 3.7 - Nussbaum & the Furies 23:38 3.8 - Epictetus & aversion 25:03 4 - Is anger ever useful or good? 25:31 4.1 - Aristotle's righteous anger 27:58 4.2 - Plato's thumos 29:27 4.3 - Thomas Aquinas 30:57 4.4 - The Aptness of Anger 33:29 5 - How to deal with anger 34:14 5.1 - Prioritizing inner peace (Epictetus) 39:13 5.2 - Delaying (Seneca) 40:47 5.3 - Bringing down the temperature (Ajahn Sona) 44:03 5.4 - Taking care of anger (Thích Nhất Hạnh) 47:31 5.5 - Good temper (Aristotle) 50:48 6 - Beyond the rage