Peter Kropotkin
Russian geographer and anarchist theorist whose Mutual Aid challenged Social Darwinism by arguing that cooperation, not competition, is the dominant principle of evolution. The Conquest of Bread outlined an anarchist-communist vision of post-revolutionary society. He was one of the most widely respected anarchist thinkers.
Works
- Mutual AidAnarchist evolutionary theory arguing cooperation and mutual aid in nature
- The Conquest of BreadAnarchist economics on abundance, communal production, and ending scarcity
- Fields, Factories and WorkshopsVision of decentralized agriculture, industry, and workshop-based production
- AnarchismHistorical and philosophical overview of anarchism as political movement
- EthicsAnarchist ethics on cooperation, solidarity, and mutual responsibility
- Memoirs of a RevolutionistAutobiography of the Russian anarchist revolutionary and geographer's life and travels