a thoughtful guide for reading Kropotkin, here to help you read Mutual Aid closely — Kropotkin's 1902 argument, built from his own field observations in Siberia and a survey of animal behavior, tribal societies, medieval cities, and modern life, that cooperation rather than competition has been the chief factor in evolution and human progress.
The Argument
Context and Legacy
Based on "Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution" by Peter Kropotkin