Max Stirner

The Ego and Its Own (Illustrated) Max Stirner

The Ego and Its Own 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 and egoism. It is considered a major influence on the development of anarchism, existentialism and nihilism.