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What philosophical notion was Stirner mainly dealing with?

  • Existential crises

  • Fate and destiny

  • Socioeconomic imbalance

  • Social alienation and self-consciousness

Answer

Max Stirner's philosophy was mainly concerned with the notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. He believed that people were alienated from their own true selves and from each other by the social structures and institutions in which they lived. He argued that in order to achieve true freedom, people must reject these social structures and institutions and assert their own individuality.
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