Max Stirner

German Stirner Page

We have almost all of Stirner in german. About the only thing missing is the History of the Reaction, and the translations of Smith and Say.
See also Max Stirner Archiv in Leipzig for the same files in RTF.

Versions of "Der Einzige und sein Eigenthum", by Max Stirner

For fastest downloads, use the HTML - file with frames links, which show you a page at a time. Otherwise, the files will run 1-2 Meg.

Der Einzige und sein Eigenthum, original German
- PDF, The RTF from below, converted to PDF with identical pagination as the original 1893 Reclam reprint.
- HTML - one file, best for cutting and pasting
- HTML - file with frames, converted from pdf - fastest downloads, one page at a time
- RTF - zipped, At the Max Stirner Archiv in Leipzig
The Ego and His Own, 1907 English translation by Steven Byington, published by Benjamin Tucker. With an introduction by James L. Walker, and prefaces by Byington and Tucker.
- PDF, formatted as the original, identical pagination and line breaks
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- HTML - file with frames, converted from pdf - fastest downloads, one page at a time.
- Old HTML Version ,identical pagination as the original, and Byington's index hypertexted.
L'Unico, 1921 Italian translation by Ettore Zoccoli.
- PDF, formatted as the original, identical pagination and line breaks
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- Old HTML Version ,identical pagination as the original.
L'unique et sa propriete (pdf,doc,rtf) 1899 French translation by Robert LeClaire, hosted at another site.

Articles by Stirner

See the German section above for a comprehensive set in German. The following are translations available in English.

Art and Religion, by Max Stirner, translated by Lawrence Stepelevich
The False Principle of our Education , or - Humanism and Realism, by Max Stirner, translated by Robert H. Beebe
Stirner's Critics, by Max Stirner, excerpts translated by Frederick M. Gordon

Contemporary Commentaries on Stirner

The German Ideology: Critique of Modern German Philosophy According to Its Representatives Feuerbach, B. Bauer and Stirner, and of German Socialism According to Its Various Prophets by Marx and Engels.
Engel's letter to Marx Nov., 19, 1844, on his reading of Der Einzige, and his generally favorable impression.
Engel's letter to Marx Jan., 20, 1844, agreeing with the unfortunately now missing reply of Marx to Engel's previous letter.
The Essence Of Christianity In Relation To The Ego And Its Own, by Ludwig Feuerbach, translated by Frederick M. Gordon
On Stirner and Seliga, by Edgar Bauer, translated by Lawrence Stepelevich.

Commentaries on Stirner and other Hegelians

The Debate Between Feuerbach and Stirner: An Introduction, by Frederick M. Gordon

Lawrence Stepelevich on Stirner and other Hegelians

Former professor of philosophy at Villanova University and president of the Hegelian Society. In my opinion, far and away the most reliable and knowledgable writer on Stirner.

Miscellaneous Commentaries on Stirner

Stirner et Nietzsche by Albert Levy, 1914. Contains Nietzche's borrowing record at the library of the Univerity of Bale.
Max Stirner's Egoism and Nihilism, by L. A. Schiereck, in fulfillment of a Masters of Arts in Philosophy [280K] see Abstract
Stirner: "The Ego and His Own" - a review by Max Baginski, from Mother Earth, Vol. II, No. 3, May 1907, pp. 142-151.
A Note on Stirner, Egoism, and Anarchism courtesy of Tracy Harms
Laissez Faire Books Ad for The Ego on Tape
"'Individualism' in the Mid-Nineteenth Century", by Koenrad W. Swart, reviewed by David Westling