169 Konanie v záujme seba – Max Stirner o egoizme KONANIE V ZÁUJME SEBA – MAX STIRNER O EGOIZME Peter GURSKÝ GURSKÝ, P. (2021): Action in Self-Interest – Max Stirner on Egoism. In: V. Gluchman (ed.): 22 nd International Conference on “Ethical Thinking – Past & Present” (ETPP 2020/22). Prešov: FF PU, pp. 169–183. Abstract Max Stirner’s endeavor to analyze the aims of actions is a descriptive attempt to explain an individual’s relationship to the world and himself through the ownness, a concept that creates space for radical ontolog- ical freedom. Stirner’s specifc understanding of egoism provides the perspective of a higher level of moral thinking, in which ‘ought’ and ‘must’ cease to be decisive factors of the good. The theory does not seek to negate ethical normative systems, but the specifc perspective conditions moral action by the self-interest through the accord of action and authentic desire of the agent. The paper aims to provide an ethical analysis of radical moral individualism and self-interest in the work of Max Stirner – The Ego and Its Own [Der Einzige und sein Eigentum], to provide arguments for the relevance of this work for metaethics, and to attempt to justify the concept of self in the face of normative ethics. Keywords: Max Stirner, egoism, self-interest, metaethics „Staň sa takým, akým si, naučiac sa, čo to je. [Γένοι’ οἷος ἐσσὶ μαθών]“ (Pindar: Pythian 2/72).