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What was Max Stirner's real name?

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Johann Kaspar Schmidt was the real name of Max Stirner. He was a German philosopher and author who is best known for his book "The Ego and Its Own" (1844). In this book, Stirner argues that the individual is the only true reality and that all other entities, including God, the state, and society, are merely creations of the individual's mind.
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