Stages of Development Flashcards
1
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Why did Stirner introduce the ‘Stages of Development’?
A
As a way to make his egoism more understandable as well as as a guide of how to break free from the grasp of the Spooks.
2
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What is the first stage of development?
A
The realistic stage of youth
3
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What is the second stage of development?
A
The idealistic stage of youth
4
Q
What is the third stage of development?
A
The egoistic stage of youth
5
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What does the first stage do?
A
- Draws a comparison between children, their parents and individuals and the Spooks.
- Children depend on their parents and see them as authoritative figures that they should not disobey.
- But they still try to disobey them because of ‘self-discovery of the mind’.
- Like us with the Spooks, children try to outwit their parents.
- External constraints
6
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What does the second stage do?
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- Uses the same analogy but says that now, these children face different barriers to development.
- Things like conscience and morals restrict them.
- Like us, they have to battle these constraints in order to be truly free from them.
- Internal constraints
7
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What is the third stage?
A
- Where we have finally broken free from the constraints of all the Spooks, aka the ‘parents’, and are able to pursue true self-interest.
- Overcoming external and internal constraints
