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Anarchism

In Our Time: Philosophy

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The Moral Importance of Cooperation in Evolution

Kropotkin argued that cooperation rather than competition was a key element in evolution, and so mutual aid was something which was very much part of the human experience. The interpretation of Darwin is to say that it's to try and rescue him from social Darwinists like Th Haxley. And what we should do as anarchists is find ways of structuring society in ways that will allow mutual aid to flourish. That's where the communism comes in. It's the best form of society Kropotkin argues to allowing mutual aid to develop.

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