Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution

Type

Book

Authors

Peter Kropotkin

ISBN 10

0900384360

ISBN 13

9781275473041

Tags

Biology, Political, Sociology, Radicalism, Anarchism

Description

His most influential work. A challenge to classical Darwinism, Kropotkin argues that in nature, co-operation is as important as competition. "Kropotkin profoundly influenced human biology by his theory of Mutual Aid., propounded as a counter-blast to the social conclusions drawn from the Darwinian 'struggle for existence.' He was one of the first systematic students of animal communities, and may be regarded as the founder of modern social ecology." [Alex Comfort] "I would hold that Kropotkin's basic argument is correct." [Stephen Jay Gould] - from Amzon

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