Egoist Anarchism
Current founded by Max Stirner in The Ego and Its Own (1844), which rejects the state, morality, religion and rights as spooks and proposes voluntary unions of egoists who associate only while it serves them.
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In one sentence
I want the Unique One free of God, morality and state, allied with egoists only while it pays, owning only what its might holds.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Federal
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Very strong · Liberty
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Power
Leans further toward liberty than 99% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 3
Of all the axes, Power is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 51
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
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.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyVitalik ButerinProgrammer98%
SociallyPaul RomerEconomist98%
EconomicallyMário CovasGovernor of São Paulo98%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifePhil ZimmermannCryptographer98%
Intellectual lifeRandolph BourneEssayist95%
PhilosophyBaruch SpinozaPhilosopher94%
Intellectual lifeHal FinneyCryptographer94%
Political theoryÉmile ArmandIndividualist anarchist94%
PhilosophyJohn Stuart MillPhilosopher94%
Intellectual lifeRay KurzweilInventor and futurist93%
Political theoryThomas PaineThinker92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Massachusetts (United States)
Academic-progressive regionA northeastern US state, Massachusetts is a progressive stronghold and a hub of education and science, with prestigious universities, a strong liberal tradition, and politics focused on social rights and innovation.
Other close countries
California (United States)
Techno-progressive regionThe most populous US state, California is a global hub of technology and culture, with strongly progressive, environmentalist, and technocratic politics and a gigantic, innovative market economy.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyCatalonia (Spain)Independentist-industrial region91%
SociallyLuxembourgFinancial-integrated monarchy91%
EconomicallyGreeceParliamentary republic99%
The most distant
Free Territory (Makhnovshchina)
1918–1921During the Russian Revolution, Makhno's Free Territory was an anarchist experiment in Ukraine, with self-managed peasant communes and popular militias that rejected both the White state and Bolshevik power.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193985%
SociallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187178%
EconomicallyDutch Republic (United Provinces)1581–179592%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Anarchist
- Anarchist
Individualist Socialism
Branch that reconciles socialist ideals with strong emphasis on personal autonomy and freedom, defending cooperation and collective ownership without sacrificing each person's independence and uniqueness.
- Anarchist
Anarchism
Philosophy that rejects the state and all coercive authority, defending the free organization of society through voluntary associations, cooperation, and self-management, with freedom and equality as central values.
- Anarchist
Anarcho-Progressivism
Synthesis of anarchist currents centered on the liberation of body and identity, uniting the critique of patriarchy and of gender and sexuality norms with an openness to technology as a tool of emancipation, all under the rejection of the state, capitalism, and every imposed hierarchy.
Closest in other spectrums
- Libertarian
Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism
Current that unites free markets and individual freedoms with concern for social justice, holding that economic freedom must also concretely improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable.
- Center
Green Liberalism
Current that unites individual freedom, markets, and democracy with the ecological agenda, defending sustainability, rights, and innovation to reconcile economic prosperity with effective environmental protection.
- Center
Liberalism
Political tradition that places individual freedom at the center, defending rights, tolerance, the rule of law, a market economy, and limits on power, with government subject to the consent of citizens.
The most distant ideology
Clerical FascismThird Position21%