The Moral Legitimacy of Anger
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2397802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Muldoon (0000-0002-7021-3592, Monash University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 299-314 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1368431008092564 |
| OpenAlex | W2057866533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article seeks to contest the frequently repeated assertion that anger poses the greatest threat to transitional societies moving from authoritarianism to democracy. Against suggestions that victims of past injustices should forswear their 'negative emotions' lest they spark a renewed cycle of violence, it argues that it is important to recognize the moral legitimacy of their anger. While anger is notoriously (though contestably) vulnerable to excess and needs to be moderated in reference to shared norms of reasonableness, it represents an appropriate response to wilful harm and needs to be afforded a central role in any conception of justice
Anger · Assertion · Authoritarianism · CONTEST · Criminology · Democracy · Harm · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |