Ben agnes callard: I think we take liberties with ourselves that are wrong. We're punishing ourselves, not for no reason, but because we've betrayed something. Anger is a how does the anger fit in with help me? Help me bring it all together. The problem with anger is that it tends to be the case that you need help and don't want to accept or request help from the one person who can help you.
Philosopher Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about anger. Is anger something we should vilify and strive to eradicate in ourselves? Or should we accept it as a necessary and appropriate human emotion? Callard takes a fresh look at anger and has much to say about jealousy, desire, and forgiveness as well.