Mutual Aid a Factor of Evolution

ISBN-13: 9781617207235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 178 str.

Kniaz Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

Opis

Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxleys Nineteenth Century essay, "The Struggle for Existence", Kropotkins 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.