The United States and the United Kingdom Egoist anarchism

benjamin tucker

some american individualist anarchists such benjamin tucker, abandoned natural rights positions , converted max stirner s egoist anarchism. rejecting idea of moral rights, tucker said there 2 rights, right of might , right of contract. said, after converting egoist individualism, in times past...it habit talk glibly of right of man land. bad habit, , long ago sloughed off....man s right land might on it. in adopting stirnerite egoism (1886), tucker rejected natural rights had long been considered foundation of libertarianism. rejection galvanized movement fierce debates, natural rights proponents accusing egoists of destroying libertarianism itself. bitter conflict number of natural rights proponents withdrew pages of liberty in protest though had hitherto been among frequent contributors. thereafter, liberty championed egoism although general content did not change significantly.

several periodicals undoubtedly influenced liberty s presentation of egoism. included: published c.l. swartz, edited w.e. gordak , j.w. lloyd (all associates of liberty); ego , egoist, both of edited edward h. fulton. among egoist papers tucker followed german der eigene, edited adolf brand, , eagle , serpent, issued london. latter, prominent english-language egoist journal, published 1898 1900 subtitle journal of egoistic philosophy , sociology .

american anarchists adhered egoism include benjamin tucker, john beverley robinson, steven t. byington, hutchins hapgood, james l. walker, victor yarros , e.h. fulton. john beverley robinson wrote essay called egoism in states modern egoism, propounded stirner , nietzsche, , expounded ibsen, shaw , others, these; more. realization individual individual; that, far concerned, individual. steven t. byington one-time proponent of georgism later converted egoist stirnerist positions after associating benjamin tucker. known translating 2 important anarchist works english german: max stirner s ego , own , paul eltzbacher s anarchism; exponents of anarchist philosophy (also published dover title great anarchists: ideas , teachings of 7 major thinkers).

james l. walker (sometimes known pen name tak kak ) 1 of main contributors benjamin tucker s liberty. published major philosophical work called philosophy of egoism in may 1890 september 1891 in issues of publication egoism. james l. walker published work philosophy of egoism in argued egosim implies rethinking of self-other relationship, nothing less complete revolution in relations of mankind avoids both archist principle legitimates domination , moralist notion elevates self-renunciation virtue. walker describes himself egoistic anarchist believed in both contract , cooperation practical principles guide everyday interactions. walker egoist rejects notions of duty , indifferent hardships of oppressed consent oppression enslaves not them, not consent. egoist comes self-consciousness, not god s sake, not humanity s sake, or own sake. him cooperation , reciprocity possible among unwilling appeal fixed patterns of justice in human relationships , instead focus on form of reciprocity, union of egoists, in person each finds pleasure , fulfillment in doing things others. walker thought defines egoism not mere self-interest, pleasure, or greed; sovereignty of individual, full expression of subjectivity of individual ego.

nietzsche (see anarchism , friedrich nietzsche) , stirner compared french literary anarchists , anarchist interpretations of nietzschean ideas appear have been influential in united states. 1 researcher notes indeed, translations of nietzsche s writings in united states appeared first in liberty, anarchist journal edited benjamin tucker. adds tucker preferred strategy of exploiting writings, proceeding due caution: nietzsche says splendid things, – often, indeed, anarchist things, – no anarchist. of anarchists, then, intellectually exploit would-be exploiter. may utilized profitably, not prophetably.

emma goldman

anarchist communist emma goldman influenced both stirner , peter kropotkin russian strain of individualist anarchism, , blended these philosophies in own, shown in books of hers such anarchism , other essays. there defends both stirner , friedrich nietzsche when says disheartening tendency common among readers tear out 1 sentence work, criterion of writer s ideas or personality ... same narrow attitude sees in max stirner naught apostle of theory each himself, devil take hind one. stirner s individualism contains greatest social possibilities utterly ignored. yet, nevertheless true if society ever become free, through liberated individuals, free efforts make society. egoism within anarchism associated individualist anarchism found admiration in mainstream social anarchists such anarcha-feminists emma goldman , federica montseny (both admired friedrich nietzsche). max baginski important collaborator in goldman s publication mother earth. bagisnki in essay titled stirner: ego , own published in mother earth puts forward anarcho-communist interpretation of stirner s philosophy when manifests heartily communists concur stirner when puts word take in place of demand—that leads dissolution of property, expropriation. individualism , communism go hand in hand. enrico arrigoni (pseudonym: frank brand) italian american individualist anarchist lathe operator, house painter, bricklayer, dramatist , political activist influenced work of max stirner. took pseudonym brand fictional character in 1 of henrik ibsen´s plays. in 1910s started becoming involved in anarchist , anti-war activism around milan. 1910s until 1920s participated in anarchist activities , popular uprisings in various countries including switzerland, germany, hungary, argentina , cuba. lived 1920s onwards in new york city , there edited individualist anarchist eclectic journal eresia in 1928. wrote other american anarchist publications such l adunata dei refrattari, cultura obrera, controcorrente , intessa libertaria.