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In what philosophical areas is Stirner often considered a forerunner?

  • Stoicism and existentialism

  • Nihilism, existentialism, psychoanalytic theory, postmodernism and individualist anarchism

  • Realism and idealism

  • Dialectics and materialism

Answer

Stirner is often considered a forerunner of nihilism, existentialism, psychoanalytic theory, postmodernism and individualist anarchism. He argued that the individual is the only reality, and that all other things, including society, morality and religion, are merely fictions created by individuals to control one another.
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