This Day in History: German philosopher and author Max Stirner was born on this day in 1806. As with other German philosophers of the time, I'm not sure I really liked any of them. He is covered in Charles T. Sprading's book "Liberty and the Great Libertarians" although his "might makes right" philosophy and his repudiation of all moral principles including individual rights scarcely qualifies him as a libertarian in any sense of the word. He did say some great things however, such as “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual crime.”
He also said something that people should think about during these lockdowns: "When one is anxious only to live, he easily, in this solicitude, forgets the enjoyment of life. If his only concern is for life, and he thinks 'if I only have my dear life,' he does not apply his full strength to using, i. e. enjoying, life. But how does one use life? In using it up, like the candle, which one uses in burning it up. One uses life, and consequently himself the living one, in consuming it and himself. Enjoyment of life is using life up." In other words, life is more than just mere biological existence, living means enjoying all the things that life has to offer.
He also said something that people should think about during these lockdowns: "When one is anxious only to live, he easily, in this solicitude, forgets the enjoyment of life. If his only concern is for life, and he thinks 'if I only have my dear life,' he does not apply his full strength to using, i. e. enjoying, life. But how does one use life? In using it up, like the candle, which one uses in burning it up. One uses life, and consequently himself the living one, in consuming it and himself. Enjoyment of life is using life up." In other words, life is more than just mere biological existence, living means enjoying all the things that life has to offer.
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