Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin is a non-fiction book that explores the concept of mutual aid as a crucial factor in the evolution of species. Kropotkin argues that cooperation and mutual aid are not only present in human societies but also in the animal kingdom. He challenges the popular belief that competition is the driving force of evolution and instead presents evidence of how mutual aid has played a significant role in the survival and development of species.The book is divided into eight chapters ...
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by Peter Kropotkin is a non-fiction book that explores the concept of mutual aid as a crucial factor in the evolution of species. Kropotkin argues that cooperation and mutual aid are not only present in human societies but also in the animal kingdom. He challenges the popular belief that competition is the driving force of evolution and instead presents evidence of how mutual aid has played a significant role in the survival and development of species.The book is divided into eight chapters, each of which delves into a different aspect of mutual aid. Kropotkin examines the social organization of animals, the role of mutual aid in human societies, and the historical development of mutual aid in different cultures. He also discusses the implications of mutual aid for political and economic systems, arguing that cooperation and mutual support should be the basis of a just society.Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a seminal work in the field of evolutionary biology and sociology. Kropotkin's ideas have influenced the development of anarchist and socialist movements, and his work continues to be relevant today in discussions about social justice and the role of cooperation in human societies.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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