Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution - Couverture souple

Kropotkin, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 168422070X ISBN 13 : 9781684220700

Editeur : Martino Fine Books, 2017

Synopsis

2017 Reprint of 1919 Edition. "Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution" is a 1902 work by Russian anarchist philosopher Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin explores the role of mutually-beneficial cooperation and reciprocity (or "mutual aid") in the animal kingdom and human societies both past and present. It is an argument against the competition-centered theories of so-called social Darwinism, as well as the romantic depictions of cooperation presented by writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who argued it was motivated by universal love rather than self-interest. "Mutual Aid" is considered a fundamental text in anarchist communism, presenting a scientific basis for communism alternative to the historical materialism of the Marxists. Many biologists also consider it an important catalyst in the scientific study of cooperation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Martino Fine Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 168422070X
• ISBN 13: 9781684220700
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
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• Personne responsable: non disponible