Human Aggression

To put it very simply, Dr. Storr's message is this: aggression is something we cannot eradicate, but must learn to control. Without it, the human species could not exist; because of it, the human species faces extinction. Without it, the individual human being would be reduced to nothingness; because of it, he may inflict appalling suffering on himself and others of his kind. Granting Dr. Storr his whole premise?and as a layman it would be an impertinence on my part to challenge it, even if I were so minded?I am left with a large unanswered question. How do we distinguish between healthy and unhealthy aggression between aggression that is constructive and aggression turned to hatred? 'The guard in a concentration camp,' says Dr. Storr, 'who tortures his helpless victim is obviously acting aggressively.' And?as obviously, one may assume?destructively. But what of the judge who awards