Egoism

by Bob Black, Apio Ludd, James L. Walker

The project of self-realisation is born of the passion for creation, in the moment when subjectivity wells up and aspires to reign universally. The project of communication is born of the passion of love, whenever people discover that they share the same desire for amorous conquest. The project of participation is born of the passion for playing, whenever group activity facilitates the self-realisation of each individual.

Isolated, the three passions are perverted. Dissociated, the three projects are falsified. The will to self-realisation is turned into the will to power; sacrificed to status and role-playing, it reigns in a world of restrictions and illusions. The will to communication becomes objective dishonesty; based on relationships between objects, it provides the semiologists with signs to dress up in human guise. The will to participation serves to organise the loneliness of everyone in the crowd; it creates the tyranny of the illusion of community.

Genres: Anarchism

163 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not mad that I read this book but I don't feel like a got a whole hell of a lot. There were a couple essays (particularly one by John Beverley Robinson) that captured my attention and broadened my thinking; there were a couple essays (especially one by James L Walker) that made me want to find the author and hit him in the head; and there were a bunch of essays that I immediately didn't remember. Still, if you're interested in Egoism at all you should read this I guess. Whatever. Do what you want.

[Kevin I. Slaughter]

have not started it yet, but a large part of the book is reprinting "The Philosophy of Egoism" which was printed in my own "A Bible Not Borrowed From the Neighbors."
that is not such a big deal, as the book is inexpensive and there is still quite a bit of other material of interest.