About “The Ego and Its Own”
The Ego and Its Own is an 1844 book by German philosopher Max Stirner. It offers a post-Hegelian critique of Christianity and traditional morality, while also challenging humanism, utilitarianism, liberalism, and early socialist movements. Stirner promotes an amoral egoism, emphasizing the individual's self-interest over societal or moral constraints. The book is recognized as a significant influence on anarchism, existentialism, nihilism, and postmodernism. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- 1844