The previous translation of the book was known in english under the title the ego and its own and has often been mistaken for a kind of precursor to ayn randstyle economic libertarianism, but wolfi has re. Johann kaspar schmidt october 25, 1806 june 26, 1856, better known as max stirner, was a german philosopher. Stirner exposes, so to say, the metaphysics of tyrannical forces. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. It is the rebellion of the individual against those sacred principles in the name of which he was ever oppressed and subjected. Vollstandige neuausgabe mit einer biographie des autors. He is often seen as one of the forerunners of nihilism, existentialism, postmodernism, and anarchism, especially of individualist anarchism.
To date, the philosophy of max stirner 18061856 has not attracted much academic attention. When i formed this design, the number of englishspeaking persons who had ever heard of the book was very limited. Both the form and content of stirners major work are disconcerting. Stirner believed that there was no objective social reality independent of the individual. Max stirner project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was. Both the form and content of stirner s major work are disconcerting. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. Download pdf dereinzigeundseineigentum free online. Relationship between friedrich nietzsche and max stirner. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more.
In 1844, max stirner, a little known figure in german philosophical circles at that time, presented to the world a nuclear bomb in the form of a book. By the grace of pichlers conjuring, those words haunt stirner s otherwise repressed text, floating against the. The ego and its own wikisource, the free online library. This book is usually known as the ego and its own in english, but a more literal translation would be the unique individual and their property. Dec 06, 2016 max stirner, eigentlich johann caspar schmidt, ist ein eher unbekannter philosoph, aber einer mit gro. Download pdf max stirner s egoism free online new books. It presents a radically nominalist and individualist critique of christianity, nationalism, and traditional morality on one hand. Max stirner born johan kaspar schmidt is one of the more interesting figures in 19th century political thought. Publication date 1901 publisher otto wigand collection americana digitizing sponsor. An early critic of karl marx and precursor of existentialist thought, he is nevertheless remembered as a radical young hegelian engaged in an. The ego and his own by max stirner free ebook project gutenberg. The memory of max stirner had been virtually extinct for an entire generation. Everything, that is, in the case of michalis pichlers edition of the book, save the first person pronouns. While it wasnt popular during stirners lifetime, the book ended up having.
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