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Max Stirner
German philosopher (1806-1856)
Max Stirner was a German philosopher who is considered a forerunner of various philosophical movements, including nihilism and individualist anarchism. His main work, ‘The Unique and Its Property’, was published in 1844 and has been widely influential since then.
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About the Max Stirner
Johann Kaspar Schmidt (25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), known professionally as Max Stirner, was a German post-Hegelian philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. Stirner is often seen as one of the forerunners of nihilism, existentialism, psychoanalytic theory, postmodernism and individualist anarchism.
Stirner’s main work, The Unique and Its Property (
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Max Stirner, whose real name was Johann Kaspar Schmidt, was a German post-Hegelian philosopher who dealt with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness.
Max Stirner’s main work, ‘The Unique and Its Property’, was first published in 1844 in Leipzig.
Max Stirner is often seen as one of the forerunners of nihilism, existentialism, psychoanalytic theory, postmodernism, and individualist anarchism.
The original German title of Max Stirner’s main work was ‘Der Einzige und sein Eigentum’, which translates to ‘The Unique and Its Property’.
Max Stirner was born on October 25, 1806, and died on June 26, 1856.
4 Quotes by Max Stirner
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He who must expend his life to prolong life cannot enjoy it, and he who is still seeking for his life does not have it and can as little enjoy it.
Max StirnerGerman philosopher (1806-1856)
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The men of the future will yet fight their way to many a liberty that we do not even miss.
Max StirnerGerman philosopher (1806-1856)
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Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man’s lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one’s self.
Max StirnerGerman philosopher (1806-1856)
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The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual crime.
Max StirnerGerman philosopher (1806-1856)