Stoic Philosophy - On Anger

In this session, we will explore the Stoic position on anger.

For Stoics, anger is typically the desire for others to be harmed or punished, because of some perceived injustice they’ve committed. In that regard, its opposite would be the desire to help others, which the Stoics call kindness. By making a conscious effort to respond with genuine kindness to others, instead of anger, we can create new habits, and eventually change our own character in a positive direction.

During the session we will explore some of the key works from the Late Stoics on anger, and begin exploring some strategies and remedies that can be taken from Stoic Philosophy to help you manage anger in certain situations.