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Aristotle And Cherry 's View On Anger Essay

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“Nicomachean Ethics” written by Aristotle argues that to be a virtuous character, one should stay away from both extremes. Aristotle introduces the idea of virtue and where it comes from, deficiency and excess and such to pinpoint what it means to be a virtuous character. “Anger is not a bad word” lectured by Myisha Cherry argues that anger is not always destructive and does not always bring harms; it is also valuable, important, and necessary to pursuit for justice. Cherry believes that anger at injustices only recognizes the wrongdoing. I will explain Aristotle and Cherry’s perspective on anger. I will argue that Aristotle will agree with Cherry’s statement and that I agree with Cherry’s argument because I believe expressing anger show that you care, it is a type of stress reliever and it is a type of persistence.
First, I will explain Aristotle’s “Nichomachean Ethics” along with mean, deficiency and excess and virtuous character. Aristotle said that virtue is not inherent in humans, but it is more like a trait that is actualized by our habits. A virtue is not a feeling since a person could feel brave but does not act brave. It is a disposition to do certain actions and feel certain feelings. A disposition is an inclination, it is a characteristic that urges to act or feel in a certain way. It is not just doing a given action at a given time. Rather or not, one develops into a virtuous character; it all depends on what kinds of habits one has. Children are developing these

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