It's very striking to juxtapose Buddhism and Stirner on the topic of "individual thought," since Buddhist philosophy teaches the doctrine of anatman or anatta, which means "no-self," while Stirner, on the other hand, puts the self, which...
moreIt's very striking to juxtapose Buddhism and Stirner on the topic of "individual thought," since Buddhist philosophy teaches the doctrine of anatman or anatta, which means "no-self," while Stirner, on the other hand, puts the self, which he refers to as "I," the "unique" or the "ego," as the center of everything. Some Stirnerites object to a focus on the concepts of "ego" and "egoism" in Stirner. Yet, there are over three-hundred instances of der Egoist, egoistisch, der Egoismus, etc. in Stirner's major work. So let's let Stirner be Stirner. We end up with the stark and diametrical opposition: no-self vs. egocentrism.