Without a normative developmental standard, what appears as a 'character ideal' in Stirner is merely a descriptive report of egoistic self-assertion, not a prescriptive perfectionist value.
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Prescriptive(as contrasted with the flexibility of phronesis)
Laying down strict rules or commands about what people should do, like a prescription from a doctor telling you exactly what medicine to take.
Stirner(history of philosophy)
Max Stirner (1806-1856) was a German philosopher who argued that individuals should prioritize their own interests and reject social constraints, emphasizing radical personal freedom and self-interest.
descriptive(describing the other type of vocabulary being compared)
Language or claims about how things *actually are* in reality—just the facts without judgments about whether they're good or bad.
normative(in ethics and philosophy)
Relating to how things should be or what people ought to do, rather than just describing how things actually are.