Max Stirner
Max Stirner
Max Stirner was born on October 25, 1806, in Leipzig, Germany. He was a influential German philosopher and writer known for his radical individualist ideas that challenge traditional authority and societal norms. Stirner's work has had a lasting impact on anarchist and libertarian thought, emphasizing the importance of personal freedom and self-interest.
Personal Name: Max Stirner
Birth: 25 October 1806
Death: 26 June 1856
Alternative Names: Johann Kaspar Schmidt;Johann Kasper Schmidt;M. Stirner
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**The Ego and Its Own** (German: *Der Einzige und sein Eigentum*; meaningfully translated as **The Individual and his Property**, literally as **The Unique and His Property**) is an 1844 work by German philosopher *Max Stirner*. It presents a radically nominalist and individualist critique of Christianity, nationalism, and traditional morality on one hand; 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. It is considered a major influence on the development of anarchism, existentialism, nihilism, and postmodernism.