Memoirs of a Superfluous Man

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Memoirs of a Superfluous Man is Albert Jay Nock’s autobiographical work reflecting his individualist, libertarian social criticism and skepticism of modern mass society.

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instanceOf autobiography
book
author Albert Jay Nock NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Albert Jay Nock NERFINISHED
describes Albert Jay Nock’s intellectual development
Albert Jay Nock’s life
Albert Jay Nock’s social criticism
genre autobiographical non-fiction
political philosophy
social criticism
hasForm first-person narrative
hasPerspective anti-statist
individualist
libertarian
skeptical of modern mass society
hasTheme critique of democracy as mass rule
cultural decline
education of the individual
role of the intellectual minority
tension between the individual and the state
hasTitle Memoirs of a Superfluous Man NERFINISHED
influenced American conservative intellectuals
libertarian thought in the United States
language English
literaryMovement classical liberal literature
libertarian literature
mainSubject American society
classical liberalism
critique of mass society
culture
education
individualism
libertarianism
state power
notableFor articulation of the “superfluous man” stance toward politics and society
critique of centralized political power
critique of compulsory mass education
literary style
relatedWork Albert Jay Nock essays
Our Enemy, the State NERFINISHED
targetAudience readers interested in intellectual history
readers interested in libertarianism
readers interested in political philosophy
timePeriodDescribed early 20th century
late 19th century

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Albert Jay Nock notableWork Memoirs of a Superfluous Man