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Max Stirner

A German philosopher, Stirner is the great reference of egoist anarchism, rejecting state, morality, and institutions as oppressive abstractions and placing the sovereign individual and their interests at the center of everything.

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Closest Spectrum
Anarchist
Closest Ideology
Egoist Anarchism
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Nathaniel Branden
Portrait: Max Stirner
1806–1856
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Federal
    Federal82.5%
    Unitary17.5%
  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy51.2%
    Autocracy48.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Liberty
    Security1.2%
    Liberty98.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation30%
    Multicultural70%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force40%
    Negotiation60%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention65%
    Interventionist35%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public32.5%
    Private67.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction22.5%
    Markets77.5%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism32.5%
    Free trade67.5%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Secular
    Secular92.5%
    Religious7.5%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Progressive
    Progressive75%
    Traditionalist25%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration65%
    Ecologist35%

What distinguishes Max Stirner

Largest median distance

Civil liberties

This position is 53.8 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 55% SecurityMax Stirner 1% Security

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Technology & precaution

This position is 5.6 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationMax Stirner 65% Acceleration

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.