On Anger
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On Anger is a philosophical treatise by the Roman Stoic Seneca the Younger that analyzes the nature, dangers, and control of anger as a destructive emotion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Anger canonical | 4 |
| Krodha | 1 |
| On the Control of Anger | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moral essay
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | De Ira ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
anger can be prevented by reason
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anger is irrational ⓘ anger should be avoided ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| contains |
examples from Greek history
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examples from Roman history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| dateWritten | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Novatus ⓘ |
| describes | anger as destructive emotion ⓘ |
| discusses |
appropriate punishment
ⓘ
education of rulers ⓘ private life and anger ⓘ public life and anger ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
habitual practice of virtue
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importance of reason over passion ⓘ moral training ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
control of anger
ⓘ
dangers of anger ⓘ nature of anger ⓘ |
| genre |
Stoic philosophy
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethical self-improvement
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human rationality ⓘ mastery of the passions ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern moral philosophy
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later Christian moral thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Stoic thinkers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue-like exposition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anger
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emotions ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De Ira ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
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surface form:
Seneca's moral essays
|
| period | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| recommends |
delay in response to provocation
ⓘ
mildness in punishment ⓘ rational reflection ⓘ self-control ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Roman elite ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Seneca the Younger
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surface form:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.