Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book written by the Russian anarchist philosopher and scientist, Peter Kropotkin. The book was first published in 1902 and it argues that cooperation and mutual aid, rather than competition and individualism, are the driving forces behind evolution and the development of human societies.Kropotkin draws on evidence from the natural world, including observations of animals and primitive human societies, to support his argument that mutual aid is a fundamental principle of life. He also ...
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book written by the Russian anarchist philosopher and scientist, Peter Kropotkin. The book was first published in 1902 and it argues that cooperation and mutual aid, rather than competition and individualism, are the driving forces behind evolution and the development of human societies.Kropotkin draws on evidence from the natural world, including observations of animals and primitive human societies, to support his argument that mutual aid is a fundamental principle of life. He also critiques the prevailing social Darwinist theories of his time, which emphasized competition and the survival of the fittest as the primary mechanisms of evolution.The book is divided into two parts. The first part examines the role of mutual aid in the animal kingdom, while the second part focuses on the history of human societies and the ways in which mutual aid has contributed to their development.Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is considered a classic work of anarchist and socialist thought, and it continues to be influential in debates about the nature of human society and the possibilities for social change.Sociability and need of mutual aid and support are such inherent parts of human nature that at no time of history can we discover men living in small isolated families, fighting each other for the means of subsistence. On the contrary, modern research, as we saw it in the two preceding chapters, proves that since the very beginning of their prehistoric life men used to agglomerate into gentes, clans, or tribes, maintained by an idea of common descent and by worship of common ancestors.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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