Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments x
5. Note to the Reader xi
6. Foreword xii
7. Introduction 1
8. PART 1: ANGER REJECTED (ALMOST) ABSOLUTELY
9. 1. Buddhism 10
10. 2. Stoicism 24
11. 3. Violence and Neostoicism 39
12. 4. Peaceable Kingdoms 53
13. 5. Angry Words 67
14. PART 2: ANGER AS A VICE BUT ALSO (SOMETIMES) AS A VIRTUE
15. 6. Aristotle and His Heirs 82
16. 7. From Hell to Heaven 96
17. 8. Moral Sentiments 114
18. PART 3: NATURAL ANGER
19. 9. Early Medical Traditions 130
20. 10. In the Lab 141
21. 11. Society’s Child 158
22. 12. Anger Celebrated 175
23. Conclusion: My Anger, Our Anger 196
24. Notes 201
25. Bibliography 214
26. Suggestions for Further Reading 220
27. Sources for Plates 225
28. Index 226