Talk:Egoist anarchism

Union of Egoists

The section on the Union of Egoists needs to be improved badly, right now it's mainly copy and paste. Some of the content may not apply to the anarchist interpretation of the concept either. But I feel it's good to have something there. Zazaban (talk) 00:05, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

• Possible sources; [1], [2], [3], [4] [5] << This last one is quite good, has some brilliant info on the union of egoists. and egoistic justification of the removal of the state.

Later development

We need an intro for the section to replace the old one, which was terrible. Zazaban (talk) 01:21, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

List of articles that will need to be updated

This is a list of all the already existing articles that will need to be linked to here, or have section headings changed, or anything, upon the finishing of this article. If you feel an article will need an update, add it here.

• Anarchist schools of thought
• Individualist anarchism
• Anarchism
• Hedonism#Egoism - Oh yes indeed.
• Max Stirner
• Philosophy of Max Stirner
• Illegalism
• Benjamin Tucker
• Bob Black
• The Abolition of Work - I'm fairly certain this is an example of egoist anarchist literature.
• Emma Goldman?
• Situationist International?
• Anarchist communism?
• Post-anarchism?

Zazaban (talk) 02:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Our first port of call ought to be anarchist schools of thought - the main anarchism article consists largely of a summary of that article. Consideration needs to be given to how to slot E-A into our existing schema - as a subset of ind. anarchism with a link to communism or (perhaps more problematically) as a distinct school of thought outside the social/individualist division.

Obviously, a lot of this article would go into the philosophy of Max Stirner, individualist anarchism and Anarchism in the United States articles, and a good bit into the anarchist communism article. As for the others, though links seem obvious, I'm not sure how much sourced material about egoist anarchism we can include. the skomorokh 17:46, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it would be totally correct to put in under individualist anarchism, there are quite a few communist egoists. Most of the articles would just be adding a link. I'm including any minor change. Zazaban (talk) 21:10, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Also 'Category:Egoists (Individualist anarchists)' should be renamed. Zazaban (talk) 21:23, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

You're telling me; check out the deletion debate. The category was kept with its current naming because of the "Keep Not Madness, Anarchy! What do you expect Otto :)" vote...go figure. the skomorokh 23:13, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh dear. Also, as this article points out, not all egoists are individualists. Zazaban (talk) 23:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Info that could be useful in the main body.

Stirner rejects the state. Without law the state is not possible. The respect for the law is what holds the state together. The state, like the law, exists not because an individual recognizes it as favorable to his welfare but because lie considers it to be sacred. To Stirner the state, like the law, is not sacred. [6]

Stirner is the mortal enemy of the state. The welfare of the state has nothing to do with his own welfare and he should therefore sacrifice nothing to it. The general welfare is not his welfare but only means self-denial on his part. The object of the state is to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subject him to something general for the purpose of the state. The state hinders an individual from attaining his true value, while at the same time it exploits the individual to get some benefit out of him. [7]

The state stands in the way between men, tearing them apart. Stirner would transform the state into his own property and his own creature instead of being the property and creature of the state. He would annihilate it and form in its place a Union of Egoists. The state must be destroyed because it is the negation of the individual will, it approaches men as a collective unit, The struggle between the egoists and the state is inevitable. Once the state is annihilated the Union of Egoists will prevail. [8]

• This could be useful information if we incorporate it properly. Or it could not, I haven't decided. Zazaban (talk) 03:40, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Property section

This section needs work badly, especially with citations. It could also use some reference to somebody other than Stirner, like something of Tucker's take on the subject. Zazaban (talk) 00:27, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

The natural rights/egoist split in American ind anarchism ought to be chronicled in Liberty. You might also try asking User:Libertatia, who ought to know a thing or two about the topic. the skomorokh 12:00, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Had to delete it for now. Shame too. Will work on it more later. Zazaban (talk) 01:31, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Question

Do you think the property section should remain as-is, or should we just cut it down to what's sources and have me keep the full version my my sandbox? Because I'm finding it highly irksome that that is essentially the only thing left keeping this off the mainspace. Unless somebody who owns a copy of The Ego And It's Own is willing to go cramming for citations. Zazaban (talk) 04:04, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, just got my literature recovered, including a well-worn copy of Der Einzige. I'm very willing to go citation-diving; hat specifically are we looking for from the book? I strongly suggest we leave no unreferenced claims in the mainspace version of the article; this is to my knowledge the first systematic presentation of the concept of "egoist anarchism", and we have a serious responsibility to get our facts straight and spare the ridicule of further generations. This stuff can really matter. Skomorokh 04:10, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

We need to find something to cite the great mass of uncited material in the Property section, and the single one in the UOE section. There's also one under Illegalism, but it's something from Liberty and I don't think it exists online. And yes, I feel we are making a historic contribution to the anarchist movement. I have felt the first few inklings of an egoist revival, and I feel this article may be the catalyst to get it off the ground. Hell, we could be kicking off a new wave of anarchist thought! </Fantasy>

And after that we should immediately get to that list of articles that should be updated, then to that nasty, nasty Egoist (individual anarchist) category. Zazaban (talk) 04:49, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Update

I have just order a copy of TEAIO, and I will be able to find references at long last. Hallelujah! Zazaban (talk) 03:57, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Glasgow anarchists.

I'm going to add a section on egoist anarcho-syndicalists, using [9] as a source. Zazaban (talk) 00:20, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Another possible source:

[10] Zazaban (talk) 01:42, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Union of egoists as an affinity group.

This interpretation should be mentioned. Zazaban (talk) 07:32, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Situationist International

The Si may have had an influence on anarchism, as on other political currents Israeli Defence Force, Ken Livingston etc., but what specific impact did they have on egoist anarchism, please?Harrypotter (talk) 22:24, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

It is an egoist organization, which has had influence on anarchism. I believe that Bob Black is an egoist, and the SI is an influence on him. Most forms of egoist anarchism since the '70s probably have been influenced by the SI in some degree. Zazaban (talk) 23:02, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

In this article you are confusing those INFLUENCED by egoism from those that are egoists. "Egoism" is a specific philosophy that only applies to a few individualists. Goalyoman (talk) 23:07, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Do you have a source for this? Because otherwise is sourced. Zazaban (talk) 23:11, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

It wasn't sourced. If you're using "egoism" in such a loose sense as wanting to do what's in their self interest, that's going to include a lot of anarchists. Goalyoman (talk) 23:21, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it probably could. The source called it egoism. Wikipedia is based on reliable sources. Zazaban (talk) 23:23, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Is your position that if someone calls oneself as "egoist" and they're anarchists, that this makes them "egoist anarchists?" Goalyoman (talk) 23:30, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

More or less. Zazaban (talk) 23:33, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

This article makes it look like there is a form of anarchism called "egoist anarchism" and that everyone listed are included. That's the problem I have with it. If it were called something like "Egoism and anarchism" then I think it would make more sense. Goalyoman (talk) 23:37, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Anything that would be called "egoist anarchism" would refer only to Stirnerism. Goalyoman (talk) 23:41, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps that would be better. I preferred this title because it's a very distinctive trait. It would follow that people who follow 'anarchism' that identify as 'egoists' would be 'egoist anarchists'. It should be discussed with more than two people before a move is made, anyhow. Zazaban (talk) 23:49, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

It leads the reader to believe that they're Stirnerites, when they're not. Goalyoman (talk) 00:42, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

The article never uses the word 'stirnerite'. And most people who identify with the term 'egoist' will have taken large influence from Stirner. Zazaban (talk) 00:44, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Like I said, influence from Stirner and being an "egoist" in the sense of the name of a type of anarchism are two different things. Goalyoman (talk) 01:31, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Maybe there should be a separate article "Egoism (Stirnerite)"? Goalyoman (talk) 19:48, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

For Ourselves Council for Generalized Self-Management

I removed the following: ""For Ourselves Council for Generalized Self-Management" in The Right To Be Greedy: Theses On The Practical Necessity Of Demanding Everything discusses Stirner and speaks of a "communist egoism," which is said to be a "synthesis of individualism and collectivism," and says that "greed in its fullest sense is the only possible basis of communist society.[4]"

This is from a self-published book, so I don't think it's notable to be there in the introduction as if communism is commonly thought to be egoism. I'd like to see some evidence of it's notability. Also I'd like some evidence that the philosophy contained in this book has been called "egoist anarchism." Jadabocho (talk) 19:25, 19 January 2010 (UTC)