Symbolae Osloenses· 2026Q2
A Note on Aristotle’s Definition of Anger in the Rhetoric
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This paper argues against a recent emendation of Aristotle's definition of anger in the Rhetoric, favoring a traditional reading that better reflects his examples and overall account.
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- Contests a recent textual emendation of Aristotle's definition of anger in the Rhetoric.
- Argues for the traditional reading (τοῦ ὀλιγωρϵῖν μὴ προσήκοντος) over Kassel's emendation (ὀλιγωρϵῖν μὴ προσηκόντων).
- Asserts the traditional reading better fits Aristotle's examples and overall account of anger.
- Highlights that Aristotle's examples focus on the inappropriateness of the slight, not necessarily the slighter.
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Abstract
This paper offers an analysis of Aristotle’s definition of anger in Book II of the Rhetoric. The text of the definition is contested, and recent editions have seemed to settle in favor of a textual emendation that is tied to a mistaken understanding of Aristotle’s intended meaning. In particular, this paper argues against Kassel’s emendation of the last clause of the definition (ὀλιγωρϵῖν μὴ προσηκόντων) and in favor of the more traditional reading (τοῦ ὀλιγωρϵῖν μὴ προσήκοντος). If Kassel’s emendation stands, anger is, according to Aristotle, always caused by the slights of inappropriate sorts of people. This fits poorly with Aristotle’s account of anger, and his examples show that it is the slighting, and not necessarily the slighter, that is inappropriate.
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