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founder of the Church of Satan; author of the Satanic Bible (1930-1997)

Also known as: Anton Szandor LaVey, Howard Stanton Levey, LaVey, Антон Шандор Лавей, أنتون ليفي, 안톤 라베이

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Writes essays on LaVeyan Satanism, extending its philosophy of carnal individualism in a similarly polemical tone. (AI reason)
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Might Is Right is a social-Darwinist polemic whose combative prose is echoed directly in The Satanic Bible. (AI reason)
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Writes ceremonial magic and antinomian occult philosophy centred on individual will. (AI reason)
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Writes Satanic and Setian philosophy and the history of modern Satanism. (AI reason)
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His aphoristic critique of Christian morality and celebration of the self-overcoming individual anticipate LaVey's themes. (AI reason)
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Ayn Rand1905–1982
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Her rational egoism and rejection of altruism parallel LaVeyan ethical individualism. (AI reason)
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Peter J. Carroll1953–2026
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Writes chaos magic manuals with a pragmatic, irreverent approach to ritual. (AI reason)
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Ambrose Bierce1842–1914
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Cynical, sardonic aphorisms, as in The Devil's Dictionary, match the tone of The Devil's Notebook. (AI reason)
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H. L. Mencken1880–1956
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Writes iconoclastic, misanthropic essays mocking religion and conformity. (AI reason)
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