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Mentioned in 14 episodes
Mutual Aid
Book • 2012
Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid explores the role of cooperation in evolution and society, challenging the prevailing notion of a solely competitive struggle for survival.
Kropotkin argues that mutual aid, or cooperation, is a fundamental aspect of life, evident across various species and human societies.
He uses numerous examples from natural history and human societies to illustrate how cooperation enhances survival and adaptation.
The book's central thesis is that cooperation is not merely a secondary phenomenon but a primary driving force in evolution and social development.
Kropotkin's work has had a lasting impact on anarchist thought and continues to inspire contemporary discussions on cooperation, social organization, and the potential for a more just and equitable society.
Kropotkin argues that mutual aid, or cooperation, is a fundamental aspect of life, evident across various species and human societies.
He uses numerous examples from natural history and human societies to illustrate how cooperation enhances survival and adaptation.
The book's central thesis is that cooperation is not merely a secondary phenomenon but a primary driving force in evolution and social development.
Kropotkin's work has had a lasting impact on anarchist thought and continues to inspire contemporary discussions on cooperation, social organization, and the potential for a more just and equitable society.
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Mentioned in 14 episodes
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, in reference to mutual aid and cooperation as a factor in evolution.


Peter Singer

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BRIAN HARE & VANESSA WOODS: kindness will prevail over aggression
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and discussed extensively as Kropotkin's major work on mutual aid and its implications for anarchist organization.


Ruth Kinna

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Peter Kropotkin
Dean Spade’s book is a really important resource if you're focused on addressing community needs, according to 

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Kelly Hayes

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Awareness-Raising Protests Won’t Threaten the Richest, Most Well-Armed People on Earth
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’s book that came out in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Dean Spade

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How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together with Dean Spade
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when citing a 19th-century anarchist critique of social-Darwinist interpretations of evolution.


Jeremy Gilbert
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ACFM Trip 57: Ecology
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when citing an anarchist critique of social Darwinism and cooperation in nature.

Jeremy Gilbert

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ACFM Microdose: The Green Party
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as a book by 

who is also the presenter of the podcast.

Tom Llewellyn


Dean Spade

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Mutual aid for survival and resistance with Dean Spade
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when discussing the concept of mutual aid and its contrast with mainstream political interpretations.


Ruth Kinna

Essay #100: Ruth Kinna, ‘Mutual Aid: What It Is and What It Is Not’
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and 

throughout the episode, discussing his influence on anarchism and social theory.

Graham Culbertson


Roman Krznaric

129. The Everyday Anarchy of Colin Ward -- Roman Krznaric
Recommended by Joel as a great resource for resisting fascism and keeping each other safe.

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