October 2, 1914 London Dear Mr Schumm: I have heard from the Hetzels (as indeed you have written me yourself) that you think me mistaken regarding Nietzsche’s responsibility for the war. I enclose a letter from Wm. Archer to Gerhardt Hauptmann, showing that not only archer, but Hauptmann himself, takes my view. How do you […]
Max Stirner´s Anarchist Gospel Sixty years ago, a book entitled “Der Einzige und sein Eigentum” (generally translated “The Individual and his Property”) was published in Berlin. It has been described as “the most revolutionary book ever written,” and its author. Max Stirner, was perhaps the leading intellectual precursor of modern philosophical anarchism. When he died, […]
The Union of Egoists project was announced to the public April 1st, 2016 with the release of Trevor Blake’s Max Stirner Bibliography. UnionOfEgoists.com is not an organization. We do not hold public events and you cannot join. But there have been public events, journals, books and more, with an intent to be ongoing that promoted […]
Readers should know that John Henry Mackay single-handedly saved Max Stirner from the dustbins of history, and part of that was writing the only book-length biography of Stirner titled Max Stirner: sein Leben und sein Werk (1898, 1910, 1914). It was Hubert Kennedy who, in 2005, published the first and only translation of that biography as Max Stirner: […]
Nietzsche on Egoism. [Translated from the German by George Schumm.] A good author who really has his cause at heart longs for someone to come and replace him by presenting the same cause more clearly and by more completely answering the questions raised by it. The loving girl longs to prove the devoted fidelity […]
A beautiful facsimile made from high resolution scans of an original copy of the 1975 booklet. 17th issue of the egoist journal “Stand Alone”. What is Man’s Destiny? by Laurance Labadie introduction by Mark A. Sullivan 5.5″ x 8.5″, Saddle-stitched Limited to 66 copies. Order: Underworld Amusements “All through history invasion, conquest, subjugation, enslavement and […]
Protagoras, Nietzsche, Stirner: Expositors of Egoism by Benedict Lachmann translated by Edward Mornin foreword by Kevin I. Slaughter appendix by Trevor Blake Stand Alone SA1090 Available at Amazon.com or Barnes & Nobles or Underworld Amusements Finally, the 1985 translation of Benedict Lachmann’s 1914 work on Egoism has been published, after being lost for 33 years. […]
This letter, provided by the Joseph A. Labadie Collection, gives a snapshot of a time, and the everyday life of three of the Authors we have been studying here at the Union of Egoists project. The letter is from John Basil Barnhill (aka John Erwin McCall, aka Volcano) to George Schumm. In it, he mentions Henry […]
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Featured here are Authors who wrote about egoism. Authors are exclusive to the years 1845 – 1945, Archivists come after. UnionOfEgoists.com will provide capsule biographies and bibliographies for each of our honored guests. In time, we add images, quotes and criticism and other additional details. Return here often to see our growth! To be added: […]
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Der individualistische Anarchist was edited and published by Benedict Lachmann (1878 – 1941). As a young man frequenting bohemian circles he met John Henry Mackay, who introduced him to the egoism of Max Stirner. Lachmann wrote Protagoras, Nietzsche, Stirner / ein Beitrag zur Philosophie des Individualismus und Egoismus (Protagoras – Nietzsche – Stirner / A […]
