How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management

Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher, states that anger is the most destructive passion, as proven by his life under two wrathful emperors. This new translation of "On Anger" offers a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger, illustrating its dangers and benefits. Seneca builds his case against anger with rhetoric, painting a grim picture of the moral perils and offering a vision of forgiveness and compassion. His thoughts on anger are relevant today, in an age of uncivil discourse.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 240 pages
\n Publication date: 19 February 2019
\n Publisher: Princeton University Press
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The Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca offers timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics in his essay "On Anger" (De Ira). Seneca argues that anger is the most destructive passion, as it has caused immense harm to the human race. He experienced the consequences of anger under two wrathful emperors, Caligula and Nero, which nearly cost him his life.

This splendid new translation of essential selections from "On Anger" presents readers with a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger. Seneca vividly illustrates the dangers of anger and the benefits of controlling it. He builds his case against anger with rhetoric, including historical examples and anecdotes, painting a grim picture of the moral perils it exposes us to. However, he also offers a beatific vision of the alternate path, a path of forgiveness and compassion that resonates with Christian and Buddhist ethics.

Seneca's thoughts on anger are particularly relevant in today's society, where uncivil discourse has infected public debate. Whether seeking personal growth or political renewal, readers will find valuable antidotes to the ills of an angry age in Seneca's wisdom.

\n Weight: 270g\n
Dimension: 124 x 180 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780691181950\n \n