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It is not the case that The uninhibited expression of anger and rage is a good thing.
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Aristotle's doctrine of the mean holds that virtuous anger is proportionate, targeted, and expressed at the right time—not uninhibited.
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Uninhibited expression bypasses the rational governance of emotion that Stoic and Aristotelian traditions identify as constitutive of moral agency.
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An action that undermines rational self-governance cannot be unconditionally good, even if it produces momentary subjective relief.
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Empirical psychology (Bushman, 2002) demonstrates that venting anger through expression amplifies rather than dissipates aggressive affect.
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If catharsis increases rather than reduces harmful emotional states, the primary justification for uninhibited rage expression collapses.
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Such venting is cathartic.
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