Kropotkin, the Crown Prince of Anarchy, posits that mutual aid is just as an important part of the evolution of both species and human society as competition. Whether this makes any sense re: the animal kingdom I'll leave to the biologists. But where Kropotkin shines is tracing mutual aid from "primitive" man, through barbarians to the medieval city and modern times. Kropotkin shows us that mutual aid is a more important element for the growth of human society than competition, and I believe him.
Kropotkin again presents a deeply moving portrait of humanity as holding the genesis of their own liberation within themselves.
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