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International journal of philosophical studies : IJPS, 2014-01, Vol.22 (1), p.3-26
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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Quelle
Taylor & Francis
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In his book The Ego and Its Own Max Stirner describes what happens when individuals subordinate themselves to an absolute or a universal idea (God, an ethical system, a political creed, etc.) in order to reap the associated 'rewards'. What he calls 'involuntary' or 'unconscious' egoism are faulty versions of practical reason because they involve alienation, the pursuit of something that can never be attained by the individual. These forms of egoism characterise the rationality of agents who submit themselves to an absolute. However, proper egoism, as understood by Stirner, implies that the self-interested agent is acting in accord with reality, with how the world and the self actually are. Alienation is thereby avoided. In what follows I want to examine whether the proper egoist can remain authentic in this way and still effectively pursue her interests. Given the Stirnerian ontology, with its distinction between proper and other forms of egoism, can the Stirnerian agent engage in a meaningful form of individualism? Reprinted by permission of Routledge, Taylor and Francis Ltd.