Passionate speech: on the uses and abuses of anger in public debate

Tanesini, Alessandra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6250-471X 2021. Passionate speech: on the uses and abuses of anger in public debate. Philosophy 89 , pp. 153-176. 10.1017/S1358246121000047

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Abstract

Anger dominates debates in the public sphere. In this article I argue that there are diverse forms of anger that merit different responses. My focus is especially on two types of anger that I label respectively arrogant and resistant. The first is the characteristic defensive response of those who unwarrantedly arrogate special privileges for themselves. The second is often a source of insight and a form of moral address. I detail some discursive manifestations of this two types of anger. I show that arrogant anger is responsible for attempts to intimidate and humiliate others with whom one disagrees. Whilst resistant anger can be intimidating, it is also essential in communicating moral demands.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
ISSN:	0031-8191
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 February 2021
Date of Acceptance:	21 January 2021
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2024 19:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/139105

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