Name: Mutual Aid
ISBN: 9781729542262

Kniaz Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by kniaz Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

A Factor of Evolution

Mutual Aid

Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxley's nineteenth-century essay, "The Struggle for Existence," Kropotkin's book drew on his experiences in scientific expeditions in Siberia to illustrate the phenomenon of cooperation. After examining the evidence of cooperation in nonhuman animals, pre-feudal societies, in medieval cities, and in modern times, he concludes that cooperation and mutual aid are the most important factors in the evolution of the species and the ability to survive.

Mutual Aid A Factor of Evolution

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