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fyodoralekseyev's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
2.5
I must be too stupid for Stirner. I got nothing out of it and it appears to be absolute drivel with no conclusions, but I'm sure there are some which I just couldn't interpret... But atleast now I know that exactly zero egoists have read this đ
caris96's review against another edition
4.0
âGod and mankind have concerned themselves for nothing, for nothing but themselves. Let me then likewise concern myself for myself, who am equally with God the nothing of all others, who am my all, who am the only one.â (xxiii)
Even after reading my share of radical works, this book really challenged some of my views and offered me a new way of looking at things. It passionately resists being labelled â whether it be communism, liberalism, anarchism, individualism â and instead tries to step out from the socio-political matrix weâre used to and reconceptualize it in terms of authority. This book is, after all, a case for the individual against authority. In this way, nothing escapes Stirnerâs critical gaze. To him, every political project or social goal is a case of elevating a reified âgreater goodâ above the individual. For the theist, this is god; for the communist, this is society; for the humanist (or liberal), this is âManâ. Stirnerâs problem with these âgreater goodsâ is that they sacrifice the real, material thing that is the individual for the sake of an abstraction that is made to seem even more real; and thus is given âauthorityâ over us. Religion condemns egoism for its concern only for the self, but would have us instead serve God â the ultimate egoist. There are certainly points of contention in this book, but its overall message to free oneself from everything that binds us or âcallsâ us to serve is passionate and inspiring. I gave this four stars because there are sections of text that seem unnecessary and dry, and could be shaved off for a more concise and gripping read.
Even after reading my share of radical works, this book really challenged some of my views and offered me a new way of looking at things. It passionately resists being labelled â whether it be communism, liberalism, anarchism, individualism â and instead tries to step out from the socio-political matrix weâre used to and reconceptualize it in terms of authority. This book is, after all, a case for the individual against authority. In this way, nothing escapes Stirnerâs critical gaze. To him, every political project or social goal is a case of elevating a reified âgreater goodâ above the individual. For the theist, this is god; for the communist, this is society; for the humanist (or liberal), this is âManâ. Stirnerâs problem with these âgreater goodsâ is that they sacrifice the real, material thing that is the individual for the sake of an abstraction that is made to seem even more real; and thus is given âauthorityâ over us. Religion condemns egoism for its concern only for the self, but would have us instead serve God â the ultimate egoist. There are certainly points of contention in this book, but its overall message to free oneself from everything that binds us or âcallsâ us to serve is passionate and inspiring. I gave this four stars because there are sections of text that seem unnecessary and dry, and could be shaved off for a more concise and gripping read.
carist's review against another edition
4.0
âGod and mankind have concerned themselves for nothing, for nothing but themselves. Let me then likewise concern myself for myself, who am equally with God the nothing of all others, who am my all, who am the only one.â (xxiii)
Even after reading my share of radical works, this book really challenged some of my views and offered me a new way of looking at things. It passionately resists being labelled â whether it be communism, liberalism, anarchism, individualism â and instead tries to step out from the socio-political matrix weâre used to and reconceptualize it in terms of authority. This book is, after all, a case for the individual against authority. In this way, nothing escapes Stirnerâs critical gaze. To him, every political project or social goal is a case of elevating a reified âgreater goodâ above the individual. For the theist, this is god; for the communist, this is society; for the humanist (or liberal), this is âManâ. Stirnerâs problem with these âgreater goodsâ is that they sacrifice the real, material thing that is the individual for the sake of an abstraction that is made to seem even more real; and thus is given âauthorityâ over us. Religion condemns egoism for its concern only for the self, but would have us instead serve God â the ultimate egoist. There are certainly points of contention in this book, but its overall message to free oneself from everything that binds us or âcallsâ us to serve is passionate and inspiring.
Even after reading my share of radical works, this book really challenged some of my views and offered me a new way of looking at things. It passionately resists being labelled â whether it be communism, liberalism, anarchism, individualism â and instead tries to step out from the socio-political matrix weâre used to and reconceptualize it in terms of authority. This book is, after all, a case for the individual against authority. In this way, nothing escapes Stirnerâs critical gaze. To him, every political project or social goal is a case of elevating a reified âgreater goodâ above the individual. For the theist, this is god; for the communist, this is society; for the humanist (or liberal), this is âManâ. Stirnerâs problem with these âgreater goodsâ is that they sacrifice the real, material thing that is the individual for the sake of an abstraction that is made to seem even more real; and thus is given âauthorityâ over us. Religion condemns egoism for its concern only for the self, but would have us instead serve God â the ultimate egoist. There are certainly points of contention in this book, but its overall message to free oneself from everything that binds us or âcallsâ us to serve is passionate and inspiring.
hooksforeverything's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
rinlux's review against another edition
4.0
Shouldnât have picked this up but it was very well written and held a lot of ideas.
witkac's review against another edition
4.0
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tkowym nurcie filozoficzno-politycznym (autor by mnie zabiĆ za tÄ okreĆlenie), ktĂłra potrafi nieĆșle namieszaÄ w gĆowie. Warta do przeczytania, ale oczekujcie skakania po tematach i duĆŒej iloĆci powtĂłrzeĆ. ;)
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