Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, credited to Peter Kropotkin, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of MUTUAL AID: A FACTOR OF EVOLUTION, by Peter Kropotkin. Read by Enko. Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England. It was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902. The individual chapters had originally been published in 1890-96 as a series of essays in the British monthly literary magazine, Nineteenth Century. Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxley's Nineteenth Century essay, The Struggle for Existence, Kropotkin's book drew on his experiences in scientific expeditions in Siberia to illustrate the phenomenon of cooperation. After examining the evidence of cooperation in nonhuman animals, "savages," "barbarians," in medieval cities, and in modern times, he concludes that cooperation and mutual aid are as important in the evolution of the species as competition and mutual strife, if not more so. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
• Author credits: Peter Kropotkin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 9:28:16

Catalogue topics

• science
• evolution
• non-fiction

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 23:47
2. 01 - Mutual aid among animals — 58:20
3. 02 - Mutual aid among animals (continued) — 41:02
4. 03 - Mutual aid among animals (continued) — 40:13
5. 04 - Mutual aid among savages Chapter 3, Part 1 — 37:02
6. 05 - Mutual aid among savages Chapter 3, Part 2 — 37:50
7. 06 - Mutual aid among the barbarians — 1:07:49
8. 07 - Mutual aid in the mediaeval city — 1:02:14
9. 08 - Mutual aid in the mediaeval city (continued) — 1:03:12
10. 09 - Mutual aid amongst ourselves — 1:09:54
11. 10 - Mutual aid amongst ourselves (continued) — 54:15
12. 11 - Conclusion — 12:45

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