Unpacking a Charge of Emotional Irrationality: An Exploration of the Value of Anger in Thought

• Published in: Philosophical papers (Grahamstown) Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 45 - 68
• Main Author: Carman, Mary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.01.2022

Anger has potential epistemic value in the way that it can facilitate a process of our coming to have knowledge and understanding regarding the issue about which we are angry. The nature of anger, however, may nevertheless be such that it ultimately undermines this very process. Common non-philosoph...