... creatures. This has two implications. First, Collectivist Anarchists stress nurture over nature and argue that anti-social. Impulses such as selfishness, greed and aggression are not innate but are a reflection of a corrupt society that promotes and rewards these characteristics. Second, that the deepest human instincts favour sociable, cooperative and gregarious behaviour. Peter Kropotkin explained this in terms of 'mutual aid'. Which he argued had been developed within human nature through the process of evolution. Kropotkin offered a theory of evolution that contrasted starkly with Darwin. Darwin stressed that evolution creates benefits of competition and struggle. Kropotkin by contrast stressed the advantages of a "mutual aid" and cooperation. This propensity for mutual aid highlights the possibility of a natural order and spontaneous harmony emphasizing that the state is unnecessary as well as evil. Collective Anarchist's do not be relied upon assumptions about human nature alone. They also emphasise that beneficial ...

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