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The 500 Pages Marx Hid That Changed Nothing
A radical schoolteacher publishes a book that rattles 19th-century philosophy-does Karl Marx write a 500‑page rebuttal he then hides?
The 500 Pages Marx Hid That Changed Nothing
This episode explores the story of Max Stirner, a quiet schoolteacher whose single book provoked a powerful, yet hidden, response from the most influential thinkers of his time. It delves into why an idea could be so frightening that its opponents chose to bury their counter-arguments.
Person: Max Stirner (Johann Caspar Schmidt)
Date: 1840s (publication of Der Einzige und sein Eigentum)
Location: Berlin, Prussia…
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