# Thomas Henry Huxley — Mutual Aid character guide

> Thomas Henry Huxley in Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Huxley

**First appearance:** 0001-mutual-aid

## Who they are

Biologist and advocate of Darwinism, criticized for his view of nature as a gladiator show.

## In the story

### [Mutual Aid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/mutual-aid)

Huxley is mentioned as a proponent of the 'gladiatorial' view of nature, which the author critiques in favor of a more cooperative perspective.

### [Mutual Aid Among Savages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/iii-mutual-aid-among-savages)

Huxley is mentioned as a modern follower of Hobbes, who in 1888 described primitive life as a 'continual free fight' beyond the family.

### [Mutual Aid Amongst Ourselves (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/viii-mutual-aid-amongst-ourselves-continued)

Implied through reference to 'obliging philosophers and sociologists' teaching mutual hatred, though not directly named.

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