The Right to Be Greedy: Theses on the Practical Necessity of Demanding Everything

by For Ourselves!

From the far reaches of the human mind, come these tales of unrestrained, anti-authoritarianism. No government, no leaders, no authority, no rules, and complete freedom of action Egoism, solipsism, anarchism, and other heresies -- now revealed to corrupt your mind "...offers a plethora of examples, all pointing towards the proof of the statement implicit in its title". -- Bulletin of Anarchist Research

A communist defense of pure greed? Out of the Situationist movement of the 1970s comes a challenging attempt to reconcile Marxist communism with capitalist egoism. The authors propose that selfishness is the highest form of communism, that all morality is a form of self-sacrifice, that the true egoist transcends petty materialism for a more rewarding form of self-fulfillment. One of the most challenging books you will ever read.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Anarchism, Theory

94 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1983

Reviews

[Maciej Dziewoński]

Autorzy w bardzo jasny i inspirujący sposób nakreślają wizję komunizmu akcentując w dziełach młodego Marksa momenty egoistyczne jako konieczne warunki możliwości prawdziwie wolnego społeczeństwa. Porażające.

[Skramzisnice]

Ultras thinking that this book is legitimate and not simply banal hokum is possibly the most laughable phenomenon in Marxism.

[Akin]

compelling arguments but it sounds like spicy council communism a la situationist style.

[Rohan Katpally]

I really enjoyed this pamphlet. It has some fantastic sections that are extraordinarily eloquent, and it follows in the footsteps of the life-affirming writing style of the existentialists. That being said, I don't think this needed to be quite so long. It could've been wonderful as an essay, and nothing more. But it drags on a bit.

[Jmb77]

Some really fascinating ideas in here about like pleasure and the necessity of like looking out for yourself and accomplishing your own wants. Its a little too like drenched in philosophical language and also sort of dated (the parts about sex are very heteronormative for instance) but overall very interesting ideas

[Lilith Makhno]

The book I recommend to anyone when they ask about my philosophy.

A perfect blend of Marxist dialectics / communism and Egoist individualism.

"The egoistic project, in order to become adequate to itself, must include more than one ego."

[Sgeddegs]

the part where they shit on lesbian separatists feel like it shouldnt be here, but is here because of the personal circumstances of the authors of the book

[Dylan]

The first egoist communist text in the USA. An amoral Situationist inspired theorisation of communism. A bit dated but a classic and a short read.

[Lucía Díaz]

Con una premisa similar a la de Armed Joy pero mucho mejor desarrollada, una reflexión chulisima sobre la necesidad de absolver el deleite y la subjetivización como arma revolucionaria.

[Xdyj]

Well written, though a bit too long imho.