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Principles of Independent Anarchistic Ethics in the Doctrine of Peter Kropotkin
Principles of Independent Anarchistic Ethics in the Doctrine of Peter Kropotkin

Author(s): Katarzyna Duda
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: ethics; mutual aid; egalitarism; utopianism

Summary/Abstract: Kropotkin's philosophy is a creative modification of such ethical programs as individualism, nihilism, social Darwinism and naturalistic utilitarianism. His ethics convictions are completely free from religious assumptions. He suggested mutual help and cooperation for survival, because without solidarity of an individual and his species, animal world would neither develop, nor improve. Struggle for survival as defined by Kropotkin is the need for inner-species alliance, cooperation for survival. In this context, fight for survival should be understood as fight through cooperation, cooperation becomes a weapon.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 73-80
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English