African Spir vs. Max Stirner
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
African Spir
1837 – 1890
Afrikan Alexandrovich Spir, also spelled African Spir (1837–1890), was a Ukrainian philosopher of German-Greek descent who wrote primarily in German, but also French.
"Until now, exterior authority still domine too much in the relationships between men, as well as in their spiritual life. This is due to the fact that we regard…"
Max Stirner
1806 – 1856
Max Stirner, born Johann Kaspar Schmidt, was a German 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, individualist anarchism, and egoism.
"Because our time is struggling toward the word with which it may express its spirit, many names come to the fore and all make claim to being the right one. With…"
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