Individualist anarchism
[[Individualist anarchism in Europe|European Individualist anarchism]] proceeded from the roots laid by [[William Godwin]], [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]] and [[Max Stirner]]. Proudhon was an early pioneer of [[anarchism]] as well as of the important individualist anarchist current of [[Mutualism (economic theory)|mutualism]]. Stirner became a central figure of individualist anarchism through the publication of his seminal work "[[The Ego and Its Own]]" which is considered to be "a founding text in the tradition of [[individualist anarchism]]". Another early figure was [[Anselme Bellegarrigue]]. Individualist anarchism expanded and diversified through Europe, incorporating influences from [[Individualist anarchism in the United States|North American individualist anarchism]].