The Ego and His Own: A Masterpiece on Western Philosophy Contributor(s): Stirner, Max (Author), Byington, Steven T. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 6057748492 ISBN-13: 9786057748492 Publisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1844 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 302.54 |
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.68 lbs) 416 pages |
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Publisher Description: The Ego and Its Own is an 1844 work by German philosopher Max Stirner. It presents a radically nominalist and individualist critique of, on the one hand, Christianity, nationalism and traditional morality, and on the other, humanism, utilitarianism, liberalism and much of the then-burgeoning socialist movement, advocating instead an amoral (although importantly not inherently immoral or antisocial) egoism. Stirner believed that there was no objective social reality independent of the individual; social classes, the state, the masses, and humanity are abstractions and therefore need not be considered seriously. He wrote of a finite, empirical ego, which he saw as the motive force of every human action. Writing chiefly for working-class readers, he taught that all persons are capable of the self-awareness that would make them "egoists," or true individuals. Max Stirner in his book The Ego and His Own (1845) recommended, instead of social reform, a ruthless individualism that should seek satisfaction by any means and at whatever risk. A small group of other individualists. |