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==Causes==

==Causes==

Usually, those who [[experience]] anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them" and in most cases the described provocations occur immediately before the anger [[experience]]. Such explanations confirm the [[illusion]] that anger has a discrete external cause. The angry person usually finds the cause of his anger in an [[intention]]al, [[personal]], and controllable aspect of another person's [[behavior]]. This explanation is however based on the [[intuition]]s of the angry person who experiences a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability as a result of their [[emotion]]. Anger can be of multicausal [[origin]], some of which may be remote events, but people rarely find more than one cause for their anger.[7] According to Novaco, "Anger experiences are embedded or nested within an environmental-temporal context. Disturbances that may not have involved anger at the outset leave residues that are not readily recognized but that operate as a lingering backdrop for focal provocations (of anger)."[7]  

Usually, those who [[experience]] anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them" and in most cases the described provocations occur immediately before the anger [[experience]]. Such explanations confirm the [[illusion]] that anger has a discrete external cause. The angry person usually finds the cause of his anger in an [[intention]]al, [[personal]], and controllable aspect of another person's [[behavior]]. This explanation is however based on the [[intuition]]s of the angry person who experiences a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability as a result of their [[emotion]]. Anger can be of multicausal [[origin]], some of which may be remote events, but people rarely find more than one cause for their anger.[7] According to Novaco, "Anger experiences are embedded or nested within an environmental-temporal context. Disturbances that may not have involved anger at the outset leave residues that are not readily recognized but that operate as a lingering backdrop for focal provocations (of anger)."[7]  

==]Philosophical perspectives==

===Philosophical perspectives==

===Antiquity===

===Antiquity===

Ancient [[Greek]] philosophers, describing and commenting on the uncontrolled anger, particularly toward [[slaves]], in their [[society]] generally showed a hostile attitude towards anger. Galen and Seneca regarded anger as a kind of madness. They all rejected the [[spontaneous]], uncontrolled fits of anger and agreed on both the possibility and [[value]] of controlling anger. There were however disagreements regarding the [[value]] of anger. For Seneca, anger was "worthless even for war." Seneca believed that the [[discipline]]d Roman army was regularly able to beat the Germans, who were known for their fury. He argued that "...in sporting contests, it is a mistake to become angry".[9]

Ancient [[Greek]] philosophers, describing and commenting on the uncontrolled anger, particularly toward [[slaves]], in their [[society]] generally showed a hostile attitude towards anger. Galen and Seneca regarded anger as a kind of madness. They all rejected the [[spontaneous]], uncontrolled fits of anger and agreed on both the possibility and [[value]] of controlling anger. There were however disagreements regarding the [[value]] of anger. For Seneca, anger was "worthless even for war." Seneca believed that the [[discipline]]d Roman army was regularly able to beat the Germans, who were known for their fury. He argued that "...in sporting contests, it is a mistake to become angry".[9]