Men become utilitarian out of fear of the alternative the chaos of tangled or tepid desires, of rootlessness and boredom.
Ownership of thought depends on the thinker not subordinating himself to a 'ruling thought'. This is particularly difficult, argues Stirner, ... for … - John Carroll
Ownership of thought depends on the thinker not subordinating himself to a 'ruling thought'. This is particularly difficult, argues Stirner, ... for …
- John Carroll
For Stirner, the social axiom of conservative, liberal, and socialist schools of political thought alike is in itself repressive: it disguises as pot… - John Carroll
For Stirner, the social axiom of conservative, liberal, and socialist schools of political thought alike is in itself repressive: it disguises as pot…
Nietzsche ... argues that all that passes in the life of a society is ephemeral and banausic except for the presence of great personalities, of men l… - John Carroll
Nietzsche ... argues that all that passes in the life of a society is ephemeral and banausic except for the presence of great personalities, of men l…
The original of morals lies with the thought that 'the community is more valuable than the individual' (Menschliches 2.1.89 - John Carroll
The original of morals lies with the thought that 'the community is more valuable than the individual' (Menschliches 2.1.89
Education is the strongest weapon available for restricting the questions people ask, controlling what they think, and ensuring that they get their t… - John Carroll
Education is the strongest weapon available for restricting the questions people ask, controlling what they think, and ensuring that they get their t…
The act of greatest subversion ... is the one of indifference. A man, or a group, finds it unbearable that someone can be simply uninterested in his,… - John Carroll
The act of greatest subversion ... is the one of indifference. A man, or a group, finds it unbearable that someone can be simply uninterested in his,…
The ugliness of the ideological lies in its legitimating the pursuit of the trivial. - John Carroll
The ugliness of the ideological lies in its legitimating the pursuit of the trivial.
Stirner and Nietzsche [adopt] a mode of thinking which is personal, introspective, and which while often operating on alternative systems of belief a… - John Carroll
Stirner and Nietzsche [adopt] a mode of thinking which is personal, introspective, and which while often operating on alternative systems of belief a…
Dostoevsky believed that the gods of rationalism and materialist utilitarianism had joined in conspiracy against all other ethical systems. ... The a… - John Carroll
Dostoevsky believed that the gods of rationalism and materialist utilitarianism had joined in conspiracy against all other ethical systems. ... The a…
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