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Ancient Philosophy of Anger

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Last Updated on Sunday, 26 June 2011 21:31 Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:19

“Modern life is full of frustration, and most of us don't seem able to respond very philosophically to it. We're prone to losing our tempers. Anger seems as much a part of our lives today as bad driving and traffic jams. So it's interesting to discover that in ancient times, anger was felt to be an even greater problem than it is now. Ancient Romans were, if anything, angrier than modern ones. And we find one ancient philosopher who was particularly concerned with anger....and wanted to calm people down.”

If you're patient enough to wade through the—all of four—Channel 4 ads, this is popular British philosopher Alain de Botton discussing anger from the perspective of the ancient philosopher, Seneca, as part of his documentary series, A Guide to Happiness.

 

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