Book section : Chapter
Living without anger
- Abstract:
- A central form of anger is (1) elicited by the perception of being insulted by another person and (2) motivates retaliatory reactions toward the other person. This kind of anger plausibly has benefits, including protection against mistreatment. However, such anger seems to presuppose that there is a self that is the target of the anger. Hence, Buddhist no-self theorists forswear anger. But what about the benefits of anger? We argue that the Buddhist tradition encourages alternative emotional responses in the face of insult. Further, the monastic community abides by a system of vows that is well designed to discourage anger-inducing actions.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
Actions
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Host title:
- Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility: Volume 9
- Pages:
- 74-98
- Chapter number:
- 4
- Series:
- Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility
- Series number:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Publication date:
- 2025-02-18
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 9780198955498
- ISBN:
- 9780198955467
- Language:
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English
- Keywords:
- Subtype:
-
Chapter
- Pubs id:
-
2093419
- Local pid:
-
pubs:2093419
- Deposit date:
-
2025-03-04
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Chadha and Nichols
- Copyright date:
- 2025
- Rights statement:
- © the several contributors 2025.
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