Talk:Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution

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[edit] Written in English?

Did Kropotkin write Mutual Aid in English? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.133.199.147 (talk • contribs) 08:02, December 4, 2003 (UTC)

I'm not absolutely certain, not having a copy handy, but I don't believe so. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.210.204.234 (talk • contribs) 10:47, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

The preface to my 1998 Freedom Press edition says "Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902. It was soon published in the United States and translated into several languages." (my emphasis) I believe it was originally published in English. Mike Dillon 04:46, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Kropotkin's introduction says that the individual chapters were originally published in Nineteenth Century (an English language publication) between 1890 and 1896, so I'm certain it was published in English. Mike Dillon 06:24, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] scientific relevance

How accurate or out of date are his observations on animal behaviour? Is the book still considered important in biology? It would be good to address those questions in the article, but I don't know enough to do it myself. -Matt Adams