Anger and Hatred Anger arises when one perceives that his strategic goals have been impeded through the fault of another. It is a social emotion which likely evolved as a mechanism to deter people from violating various boundaries, such as harming, shaming, or stealing from others.17 Initially, this deterrence would seem to be a useful function even today. But most of the time, our anger is directed toward situations or inanimate objects. It is only after we remind ourselves that there is no conscious target of blame that our anger subsides, and it becomes clear that our rage and hatred has
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See Spinoza's Analysis of Emotion for more on this
