L’éducation comme création de soi chez Max Stirner

Abstract

Education projects are frequently given an emancipatory aim. However, this association is far from obvious, even from a theoretical point of view. German philosopher Max Stirner (1806-1856) is generally considered as a forefather of individualistic anarchism. He developed a radical educational thought focused on the emergence of an autonomous self. This article analyses the means and the ends of education according to Stirner in order to identify some of the intrinsic paradoxes of emancipatory education. It also furthers Stirner’s analysis in a confrontation with the practicalities of contemporary education.

Keywords

• autonomy
• emancipatory education
• instruction
• Stirner (Max)
• theory of education
• anthropology