The delusion of the past and the true nature of self-interest: Einzige

Stirner argues that we have a false notion of liberty: he denies that such a thing exists because a conventional understanding of self-interest is always a slave to something

Stirner calls for all humans to recognise their enslavement to the duty and obligation imposed by moral frameworks and refocus on what the self desires and wills - any person who thinks they are acting independently in making moral choices is misguided as it is not the agent that directs the moral behaviour, but rather the ideal that controls them

Stirner scorns the idea that adopting belief systems and moral frameworks will lead to self-development and moral improvement; for him, adopting normative ethical frameworks only enslaves the ego

Example: some poor people ask for…