Mutual Aid · Character
Thomas Hobbes
Philosopher whose 'war of all against all' is contrasted with mutual aid.
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Also known as Hobbes
First appearance: mutual aid
Thomas Hobbes shows up with force in Mutual Aid Among Savages. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Hobbes is cited as the primary proponent of the view that primitive man lived in a state of perpetual warfare, a view Kropotkin challenges throughout the chapter.
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