Mutual help. Why are we evolving, helping each other. Kropotkin P.A.

“Mutual assistance as a factor in evolution” by Peter Kropotkin is one of the key works of an outstanding philosopher, theorist and practice of anarchism Peter Alekseevich Kropotkin, which remains relevant for more than a hundred years after the first publication. In it, the author considers social relations through the prism of evolutionary theory, proving that the ability to cooperate and support each other is the most important advantage that ensures the prosperity of the colonies of ants, wolf flocks, groups of higher primates, as well as human communities in all historical epochs.

Kropotkin’s book is able to change the reader’s eyes not only on the structure of modern society, but also on the origins of our desire for morality, justice and solidarity. This publication precedes an article on the history of writing and publishing work.