My concern is neither the divine nor the human, not the true, good, just, free, etc. Isbn 9781943687909 translated, edited and introduced. After teaching in a girls preparatory school in berlin, stirner made a. 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. It presents a radically nominalist and individualist critique of christianity, nationalism, and traditional morality on one hand. When i formed this design, the number of englishspeaking persons who had ever heard of the book was very limited. The ego and his own by max stirner free ebook project gutenberg. Stirner was the only child of albert christian heinrich schmidt 17691807 and sophia. But in german, the word refers to a monster, and knowing stirners enjoyment of playing with words and ideas in ways that are likely to get the goat of his opponents, i think that he most likely meant just that. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Stirner exposes, so to say, the metaphysics of tyrannical forces. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The libertarian critique of civilization, and the author ofclarifying. Publication date 1901 publisher otto wigand collection americana. Max stirner is generally considered a nihilist, anarchist, precursor to nietzsche, existentialism and even poststructuralism. You can set own marks for this article just click on stars above and press accept. Few are the scholars who try to analyse his stands from within its young hegelian context without, however, taking all his references to hegel and the young hegelians as expressions of his own alleged hegelianism. Byington, assisted by emma heller schumm and george schumm.
But the unique one is not strictly the einzige, for uniqueness connotes not only singleness but an admirable singleness, while stirners einzigkeit is admirable in. Both the form and content of stirners major work are disconcerting. The ego and its own is an 1844 work by german philosopher max stirner. Max stirner, german antistatist philosopher in whose writings many anarchists of the late 19th and the 20th centuries found ideological inspiration. Books by stirner, max sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Download pdf max stirner s dialectical egoism a new. It is the rebellion of the individual against those sacred principles in the name of which he was ever oppressed and subjected. In this work, traditional philosophy, epitomized by hegel, is reduced to the property of the unique or single individual. His thought is sometimes regarded as a source of 20thcentury existentialism. The ego and his own by max stirner free ebook manybooks. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
The unique and its property max stirner a new translation, with introduction by wolfi landstreicher underworld amusements baltimore. In it he portrays the standpoint of an individual dedicated exclusively to his own selfcaring agenda. Recensenten stirners addendum zum einzigen zur stirnernietzschedebatte. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sofort nach erscheinen ende oktober 1844 wurde er jedoch in einigen gebieten verboten, in anderen zugelassen. The memory of max stirner had been virtually extinct for an entire generation. Project gutenberg offers 61811 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. His goal is to free the individual from such notions of essential universal goals. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw.
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