ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom Episode 10: The Difference Between Aggression & Anger

Episode 10 March 17, 2019 00:40:46
ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom Episode 10: The Difference Between Aggression & Anger
ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom
ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom Episode 10: The Difference Between Aggression & Anger

Mar 17 2019 | 00:40:46

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Show Notes

How are passive and active essentially biological and hard-wired through our mammalian brains? What does the limbic system have to do with our sense of outrage and disgust and what do these have to do with morality? Why is anger an essentially human emotion and how is it useful in conflict with respect/ This podcast will set the groundwork for a human dialogue about dangerous conflict without animal reactivity to the triggers of rage.

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