Johann Kaspar Schmidt (25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), known professionally as Max Stirner (/ ˈstɜːrnər /; German: [ˈʃtɪʁnɐ]), was a German post-Hegelian philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. [3]

It is a robust online edition of The Ego and His Own by Max Stirner, as translated by Stephen Byington. Benjamin Tucker’s 1907 edition will serve as a basis, but many additional materials will be continually added as the project progresses. Most importantly is to:

Jun 27, 2002 · Stirner provides a sweeping attack on the modern world as increasingly dominated by “religious” modes of thought and oppressive social institutions, together with a much briefer sketch of a radical “egoistic” alternative in which individual autonomy might flourish.

Feb 18, 2025 · Max Stirner was a German antistatist philosopher in whose writings many anarchists of the late 19th and the 20th centuries found ideological inspiration. His thought is sometimes regarded as a source of 20th-century existentialism. After teaching in a girls’ preparatory school in Berlin, Stirner.

The story of the life of MAX STIRNER cannot possibly be rightly understood without a knowledge of how it came about; thus I owe it to the reader no less than to myself to relate the story of my work.

Jan 19, 2025 · Stirner’s personal history, intellectual influences, and the socio-political context of 19th-century Germany. Max Stirner (1806–1856), born as Johann Caspar Schmidt, remains one of the most provocative and enigmatic figures in 19th-century philosophy.

Max Stirner had a significant impact on individualist anarchism and nihilism. His ideas focused on abolishing both the state and society. In his most famous book, The Ego and His Own, published in 1844, he introduced the concept of egoism. Stirner argued that understanding human behaviour hinges on recognising that people act out of self-interest.

Johann Kaspar Schmidt (25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), better known as Max Stirner, was a German post-Hegelian philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness.

Stirner quit his job after writing his philosophical book The Ego and Its Own (1844). He was an anarchist, nihilist and egoist and his views were reflected in The Ego and Its Own.

Jan 27, 2000 · Max Stirner was initially a rather inconspicuous figure in the group surrounding Bruno Bauer. The scathing criticism of the entire Left Hegelian thought he presented in his »Der Einzige...« consequently came as a surprise to all.