

#2044
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On Anger
Book • 2023
In 'On Anger,' Seneca the Younger provides a thoughtful and instructive analysis of anger, laying bare its roots and exposing its many faces.
The essay guides the reader through a series of reflections on understanding the cause of anger and learning how to control it.
Seneca argues that anger is a powerful and destructive emotion that can harm the person experiencing it more than others, and he offers practical advice on how to manage and overcome it.
The work remains relevant today, offering wisdom and eloquence on a complex emotion that has been a part of human experience since ancient times.
The essay guides the reader through a series of reflections on understanding the cause of anger and learning how to control it.
Seneca argues that anger is a powerful and destructive emotion that can harm the person experiencing it more than others, and he offers practical advice on how to manage and overcome it.
The work remains relevant today, offering wisdom and eloquence on a complex emotion that has been a part of human experience since ancient times.
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as a really good book by Seneca about what the Stoics said about anger.


Donald Robertson

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as arguably the first self-help book, where Seneca dismissed anger as the most intractable of passions.

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in the discussion about Stoicism and its influence.


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when discussing Stoic ethics and the mastery of emotions.


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Mentioned by Donald Robertson as one of the central techniques of ancient psychotherapy.

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Mentioned as an entire book by Seneca that survives today called On Anger, On Stoic Psychotherapy for Anger

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as one of Seneca's best essays.


Ryan Holiday

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as a book on Stoic psychotherapy for anger.


Donald Robertson

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to support his point about the interconnectedness of humanity and our duty to help each other.

Eric Cloward

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as a book with the same title as Seneca's book on the same topic.


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