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Aristotle's Account of Anger: Narcissism and Illusions of Self‐Sufficiency
Author(s) -
Leighton Stephen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
ratio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-9329
pISSN - 0034-0006
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9329.00174
Subject(s) - anger , illusion , passion , narcissism , psychology , flourishing , social psychology , allegation , aesthetics , epistemology , value (mathematics) , philosophy , psychoanalysis , cognitive psychology , law , political science , machine learning , computer science
This paper considers an allegation by M. Stocker and E. Hegeman that Aristotle's account of anger yields a narcissistic passion bedevilled by illusions of self‐sufficiency. The paper argues on behalf of Aristotle's valuing of anger within a virtuous and flourishing life, showing that and why Aristotle's account is neither narcissistic nor involves illusions of self‐sufficiency. In so arguing a deeper appreciation of Aristotle's understanding of a self‐sufficient life is reached, as are some interesting contrasts between Aristotle's understanding of anger, its connections to value and our own understanding of these matters.