/lit/ - Literature

>>8378543

No, I'm implying that metaphysics is a spook and that metaphysicians are spooked.

>>8233134

>Empathy

>>8154305

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>>8144533
Hey I said a Spook!
Spook!
Spookity Spook!
Hey lookie here it's a,
Spook! Spook!
Spookity Spook!

>Actually decide to read the Ego and its Own
>Realize that Stirner is a superior Nietzsche, whose philosophy is sound even in spite of all the memes
>Realize that 'spook' is a philosophically priceless concept

Does anyone else know this feel? It doesn't surprise me that he scared the living shit out of Marx.

It would make me feel guilty and place me in legal trouble.
>not being an ethical Stirnerist

>>8111437
>>8111437

Where's the option to live a life free of spooks?

That's where it's at.

>>8104891

>natural laws

>muh property
>muh NAP
>muh natural law

>>7887077
Addendum: By chance, ı came into possession of the Bhagavad-Gītā as It Is, a translation and commentory of the Gita by the founder of the Hare Krishna; and as ı've slowly gone through the pages, ı've found the mental operations a Krishna devotee is supposed to undertake eerily and funnily similar to what Stirner proposes--to paraphrase a lot, one must never consider anything (matterial or mental) as themself or of their doing, but instead regard it all as Krishna and His doing, entering in a relationship with Him on an individual basis.

To draw more parallels between egoism and "oriental" sources, the Buddhist Sedaka Sutra comes to mind:
Once upon a time, monks, a bamboo acrobat, setting himself upon his bamboo pole, addressed his assistant Medakathalika: "Come you, my dear Medakathalika, and climbing up the bamboo pole, stand upon my shoulders." "Okay, master" the assistant Medakathalika replied to the bamboo acrobat; and climbing up the bamboo pole she stood on the master's shoulders. So then the bamboo acrobat said this to his assistant Medakathalika: "You look after me, my dear Medakathalika, and I'll look after you. Thus with us looking after one another, guarding one another, we'll show off our craft, receive some payment, and safely climb down the bamboo pole." This being said, the assistant Medakathalika said this to the bamboo acrobat: "That will not do at all, master! You look after yourself, master, and I will look after myself. Thus with each of us looking after ourselves, guarding ourselves, we'll show off our craft, receive some payment, and safely climb down from the bamboo pole. That's the right way to do it!"

Just like the assistant Medakathalika said to her master: "I will look after myself," so should you, monks, practice the establishment of mindfulness. You should (also) practice the establishment of mindfulness (by saying) "I will look after others." Looking after oneself, one looks after others. Looking after others, one looks after oneself. And how does one look after others by looking after oneself? By practicing (mindfulness), by developing (it), by doing (it) a lot. And how does one look after oneself by looking after others? By patience, by non-harming, by loving kindness, by caring (for others). (Thus) looking after oneself, one looks after others; and looking after others, one looks after oneself.
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And here we have Bodhidharma (legendary founder of Zen and kung fu) koaning the emperor:

Emperor Wu: "How much karmic merit have I earned for ordaining Buddhist monks, building monasteries, having sutras copied, and commissioning Buddha images?"
Bodhidharma: "None. Good deeds done with worldly intent bring good karma, but no merit."
W: "So what is the highest meaning of noble truth?"
B: "There is no noble truth, there is only emptiness."
W: "Then, who is standing before me?"
B: "I know not, Your Majesty."

(So one can see why the Marx bros nicknamed his Saint Max.)

>>7507019

spooky lad

the whole /his/ is crawling with spooks

I don't think he ever said you could escape them just try to be aware of them.
This is how i understood him.

Who else here /free/?

How does it feel knowing that any problem with an idea can be instantly and confidently dealt with?

A constant state of rebellion with no need to pinned down to one idea. An orgy of ideals.

Everyone and everything is me, so 100%.

I don't see what the big deal is about Spooks. I mean, as long as you know that everything is a spook, empty of essence, an illusion, etc you can still live by affirming some spooks and not affirming others. After all, its impossible to live completely spookless, because spooks are all there is, its turtles all the way down, so just chill out, don't take life so seriously, and pick spooks which are healthy, empowering and make you happy.

>>6763100
Says who? It sounds like you have a narrow view of what makes up the human experience.

>>6756774
stirner is funny though

who is the most powerful writer?

>>6663345
To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human

Uhhh I mean robs our ego of the power over our physical form and uhh.... milking the cows dude someones gotta do it

shieeet

why is Stirner considered THE anti-Hegelian?

no memes, just genuinely curious

>>6548360
I think we all know who the ultimate anti-philosopher is

>>6520449
You have no idea